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      The City Under Siege

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      In the style of Benjamin Black, an evocative, literary crime thriller set in Ireland and London during the outbreak of WWII.

      1941, and Detective Inspector Stefan Gillespie is ferrying documents between Dublin and war-torn London. When Ireland''s greatest actor is arreste...

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      Product ID:9781472130402
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:Stefan Gillespie
      Title:The City Under Siege
      Authors:Author: Michael Russell
      Page Count:336
      Subjects:Crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      In the style of Benjamin Black, an evocative, literary crime thriller set in Ireland and London during the outbreak of WWII.

      1941, and Detective Inspector Stefan Gillespie is ferrying documents between Dublin and war-torn London. When Ireland''s greatest actor is arrested in Soho, after the brutal murder of a gay man, Stefan extricates him from an embarrassing situation. But suddenly he is looking at a series of murders, stretching across Britain and Ireland. The deaths were never investigated deeply as they were not considered a priority. And there are reasons to look away now. It''s not only that the killer may be a British soldier, Scotland Yard is also hiding the truth about the victim. But an identical murder in Malta makes investigation essential.

      Malta, at the heart of the Mediterranean war, is under siege by German and Italian bombers. Rumours that a British soldier murdered a Maltese teenager can''t go unchallenged without damaging loyalty to Britain. Now Britain will cooperate with Ireland to find the killer and Stefan is sent to Malta. The British believe the killer is an Irishman; that''s the result they want. And they''d like Stefan to give it to them. But in the dark streets of Valletta there are threats deadlier than German bombs...

      Praise for Michael Russell


      ''Complex but compelling . . . utterly vivid and convincing'' Independent on Sunday

      ''A superb, atmospheric thriller'' Irish Independent

      ''A thriller to keep you guessing and gasping'' Daily Mail

      ''Atmospheric'' Sunday Times


      Imprint Name:Constable
      Publisher Name:Little, Brown Book Group
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2021-07-08

      Additional information

      Weight236 g
      Dimensions127 × 197 × 23 mm