The Camden Murder

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Pub Date 15 Dec 2022 | Archive Date 9 Jan 2023

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Description

As dawn breaks on a chilly morning in November 1940, a car is found ablaze in an abandoned builder’s yard a stone’s throw from the Regent’s Canal in Camden Town, north London. In the burnt-out vehicle police find the charred remains of a body. The victim is Les Latham, a commercial traveller for the Barings confectionery company. He liked to be known as Lucky Les, but it seems his luck has finally run out. DI John Jago discovers among Latham’s belongings a mysterious photograph and some suspicious-looking petrol ration books that set Jago off on a murky trail of deceit, corruption and murder.

As dawn breaks on a chilly morning in November 1940, a car is found ablaze in an abandoned builder’s yard a stone’s throw from the Regent’s Canal in Camden Town, north London. In the burnt-out...


Advance Praise

"Powerfully atmospheric" - PETERBOROUGH TELEGRAPH


"Mike Hollow has performed his historical research with diligence and creates an authentic-looking portrait of wartime London...well-written excellent historical fiction" - HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW

"Powerfully atmospheric" - PETERBOROUGH TELEGRAPH


"Mike Hollow has performed his historical research with diligence and creates an authentic-looking portrait of wartime London...well-written excellent...


Available Editions

EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9780749028749
PRICE £19.99 (GBP)
PAGES 384

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