The neat row of small, late-Victorian terraced houses was punctuated by a gaping space: homes reduced to rubble in the night raid. Amongst the debris the body of a young, red-headed woman is found. But she has no connection to the houses or the street, nor can her identity be established. Nor was it the bomb that killed her. When the post-mortem reveals death by strangling, D.I. Jago is called on to investigate. He quickly establishes that the body is that of Mary Watkins, a seemingly respectable employee of a local ...
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The neat row of small, late-Victorian terraced houses was punctuated by a gaping space: homes reduced to rubble in the night raid. Amongst the debris the body of a young, red-headed woman is found. But she has no connection to the houses or the street, nor can her identity be established. Nor was it the bomb that killed her. When the post-mortem reveals death by strangling, D.I. Jago is called on to investigate. He quickly establishes that the body is that of Mary Watkins, a seemingly respectable employee of a local engineering company. But the company is missing important chemicals, and few seem to really care about the death of Mary - not even her family. Was the young woman all she appeared to be? As Jago digs deeper he starts to uncover a trail of deception, betrayal, and romantic entanglements
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My first taste of British fiction came in the form of fantasy from C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkein. As a teen I discovered British Mystery and Romantic Suspense with Agatha Christie and Mary Stewart. So, as a history buff and mystery fan, I became excited when I heard about The Blitz Detective series. What could be better than crime solving during one of Britain's darkest historical hours?
I enjoyed Fifth Column, both as a mystery and as a historical. Not only did I have a great deal of fun trying to figure out who the killer was, I came pretty close but just missed it, but I also found the history aspect quite fascinating. There was just something about the almost stark realism that really grabs the attention.
Fifth Column isn't strictly what I'd call Christian fiction, rather more of a clean read with a little language. Because of that, Mike Hollow's straightforward writing style, and the WWII angle, I think this is a book that could easily appeal to men as well as women.
If you love slightly gritty British mysteries Mike Hollow's The Blitz Detective series just might be for you. I know that I've enjoyed both books so far in the series and I look forward hopefully to there being a third.
(I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my review. All opinions are my own.)
