Основной контент книги Instrument of Slaughter
Text

Volume 360 pages

0+

Instrument of Slaughter

The compelling WWI murder mystery series
$10.34

About the book

January 1916. Britain is on the brink of enforcing conscription. Eligible young men who have not yet signed up to fight are despised as 'conchies' and 'shirkers', subjected to hatred and verbal abuse. Cyril Ablatt, leader of Shoreditch's group of conscientious objectors, makes a rousing speech at a meeting of the No-Conscription Fellowship, refusing to be 'an instrument of slaughter in a khaki uniform'.When Cyril is brutally bludgeoned to death, Scotland Yard detectives Inspector Marmion and Sergeant Keedy are assigned to the case. As the pair build up a portrait of Cyril, they unearth an intriguing private life behind the man's saintly facade. It soon becomes clear there are plenty of suspicious characters with motives for the killing.Meanwhile, public sympathy is lukewarm. Some people even claim that a conchie deserves to die if he won't fight for King and Country. And in the wake of the murder, three close friends of Ablatt fear that they may also be under threat. Marmion andKeedy will have to work fast to find the killer before any more deaths occur . . .

Log in, to rate the book and leave a review
Book «Instrument of Slaughter» — read a free excerpt of the book online. Leave comments and reviews, vote for your favorites.
Age restriction:
0+
Release date on Litres:
06 November 2024
Volume:
360 p.
ISBN:
9780749012502
Publisher:
Copyright holder:
Bookwire
Text, audio format available
Average rating 4,7 based on 253 ratings
Audio
Average rating 4,2 based on 736 ratings
Text, audio format available
Average rating 4,9 based on 52 ratings
Text
Average rating 4,9 based on 2618 ratings
Audio
Average rating 4,8 based on 67 ratings
Text, audio format available
Average rating 4,7 based on 790 ratings
Text
Average rating 0 based on 0 ratings
Text
Average rating 0 based on 0 ratings
Text
Average rating 0 based on 0 ratings
Text
Average rating 0 based on 0 ratings
Text
Average rating 0 based on 0 ratings
Text
Average rating 0 based on 0 ratings
Text
Average rating 0 based on 0 ratings
Text
Average rating 0 based on 0 ratings
Text
Average rating 0 based on 0 ratings
Text
Average rating 0 based on 0 ratings