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1941. One of the senior choristers is found beaten to death in the crypt of the cathedral
Murder at St Pauls Cathedral
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May, 1941. One of the senior choristers at St Paul’s, Edwin Roberts, is found beaten to death in the crypt of the cathedral and Detective Chief Inspector Coburg and Sergeant Lampson are called in to investigate.
The dead man was far from popular. That, coupled with a small army of staff at work at the famous landmark, including those on the Night Watch striving to protect the cathedral from the worst of the Blitz, means that there is no shortage of suspects. The case is complicated further by links to the top-secret war work being carried out at Bletchley Park and by the black market in rare books and valuable art which casts its shadow over St Paul’s.
When the killer strikes again, St Paul’s is in danger of becoming known as a place of death rather than worship, and Coburg and Lampson are under pressure to get to the bottom of a fiendishly complex investigation.
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As the title suggests, this crime and murder mystery takes place across London. The cathedral of course is the main location but there’s an investigation that takes the reader and indeed the police, around the city and its many dark and dangerous streets.
A nice visit to Bletchley Park too that became the principal centre of Allied code-breaking during the Second World War.
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Destination/Location: London Author: Jim Eldridge Departure: 1941
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