The ladies of Clerkenwell Central Hall are none too pleased at having their Temperance meetings disrupted by the rowdy Communists next door, but for Miss Olive Stapleton in particular, the uneasy coexistence proves fatal when she is found stabbed through the heart with a paper-knife. Enter Freddy Pilkington-Soames, who’s been recruited by British Intelligence to investigate a suspected Communist plot to stir up a general strike. Freddy thinks there’s more to Miss Stapleton’s death than meets the eye, but as he delves more deeply into the mystery it only becomes more puzzling. What is the connection between the murder and the coded newspaper advertisements? Is a Welsh firebrand politician really as harmless as he seems? And what does the beautiful wife of an Austrian revolutionary philosopher want from him? It all points to one thing: danger ahead. But time is running out, and Freddy must act fast to stop the conspirators, or risk becoming the unwitting pawn in a deadly game that threatens to bring the country to its knees.
© 2020 Mount Street Press (Ljudbok): 9781987179477
© 2021 Mount Street Press (E-bok): 6610000313686
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 11 mars 2020
E-bok: 13 oktober 2021
The ladies of Clerkenwell Central Hall are none too pleased at having their Temperance meetings disrupted by the rowdy Communists next door, but for Miss Olive Stapleton in particular, the uneasy coexistence proves fatal when she is found stabbed through the heart with a paper-knife. Enter Freddy Pilkington-Soames, who’s been recruited by British Intelligence to investigate a suspected Communist plot to stir up a general strike. Freddy thinks there’s more to Miss Stapleton’s death than meets the eye, but as he delves more deeply into the mystery it only becomes more puzzling. What is the connection between the murder and the coded newspaper advertisements? Is a Welsh firebrand politician really as harmless as he seems? And what does the beautiful wife of an Austrian revolutionary philosopher want from him? It all points to one thing: danger ahead. But time is running out, and Freddy must act fast to stop the conspirators, or risk becoming the unwitting pawn in a deadly game that threatens to bring the country to its knees.
© 2020 Mount Street Press (Ljudbok): 9781987179477
© 2021 Mount Street Press (E-bok): 6610000313686
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 11 mars 2020
E-bok: 13 oktober 2021
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Sanyin
27 jan. 2020
Gillar den, Freddie Pilkington-Soames hamnar i nya äventyr när nationens säkerhet står på spel. Roliga karaktärer i en tidsenlig miljö.
Jenny
23 feb. 2020
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Isabelle
1 dec. 2023
Suspenseful and elegant, full of witty dialogue, charming characters, and a well wrought mystery. Very interesting to see a Golden Age-style whodunnit who places the action amidst the labour conflicts of the 20-ies - without it feeling out of character!Very nicely performed.
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