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Murder on the Home Front: a gripping murder mystery set during the Blitz - now on Netflix!

Autor Molly Lefebure
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 mar 2013
The remarkable true story, as seen in the brilliant TV adaptation now showing on Netflix!

Murder on the Home Front follows Molly Lefebure as she navigates working for the Home Office's chief forensic pathologist while living in a bomb-stricken London during the second world war.

One ordinary day in 1941, forensic pathologist Dr Keith Simpson asks a keen young journalist to be his secretary. Although the 'horrors of secretarial work' don't appeal to Molly Lefebure, she's intrigued to find out exactly what goes on behind a mortuary door.

Capable and curious, 'Miss Molly' quickly becomes indispensible to Dr Simpson as he meticulously pursues the truth. Accompanying him from sombre morgues to London's most gruesome crime scenes, Molly observes and assists the investigations into murders which, despite the war around them, are still being perpetrated.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780751552041
ISBN-10: 0751552046
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: Integrated b/w photos.
Dimensiuni: 130 x 200 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Sphere
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Recenzii

Gripping . . . like a pitch-dark version of Call the Midwife, dealing with the end of life rather than the beginning.
A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at mid-century crime-fighting
Lefebure's youthful bravery shines through, while the grim conditions showcase her terrific wit.
Preserves like a frozen capsule the British grin-and-bear-it spirit and vocabulary of the WWII years.

It is 1941. While the 'war of chaos' rages in the skies above London, an unending fight against violence, murder and the criminal underworld continues on the streets below.

One ordinary day, in an ordinary courtroom, forensic pathologist Dr Keith Simpson asks a keen young journalist to be his secretary. Although the 'horrors of secretarial work' don't appeal to Molly Lefebure, she's intrigued to find out exactly what goes on behind a mortuary door.

Capable and curious, 'Miss Molly' quickly becomes indispensible to Dr Simpson as he meticulously pursues the truth. Accompanying him from sombre morgues to London's most gruesome crime scenes, Molly observes and assists as he uncovers the dark secrets that all murder victims keep.

With a sharp sense of humour and a rebellious spirit, Molly tells her own remarkable true story here with warmth and wit, painting a vivid portrait of wartime London.