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GET *FIVE* GRIPPING WORLD WAR TWO CRIME THRILLERS IN THIS SUPERB-VALUE BOX SET.Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow, Philip Kerr, Volker Kutscher, John Ellsworth, Simon McCleave and Robert HarrisPRAISE FOR DAVID STUART DAVIES:‘Davies effectively captures London of a later era in this taut page-turner.’ Kirkus Reviews‘Dark but very compelling. David Stuart Davies knows how to write and how to twist the knife inside the reader’s mind.’ Peter James‘Johnny Hawke is a keeper.’ Booklist‘A neatly crafted crime novel.’ Andrew Taylor, bestselling author of The American Boy⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The pace is superbly judged, and the twists and turns of Hawke's enquiries are both surprising and satisfying.’ J Kay⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Mr Davies describes war torn London so well that you feel that you are there.’ Trav ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Really enjoyed the story . . . kept me hooked.’ Alan S.IN THIS FIVE-BOOK BOX SET:BOOK 1: FORESTS OF THE NIGHT1940. One-eyed, self-employed detective Johnny Hawke is hired to investigate the mysterious death of a young woman found brutally stabbed in her own bed. As he digs deeper, he finds a connection between her murder and the fading film actor Gordon Moore. He then discovers there is a runaway boy who claims to have witnessed something terrible. Johnny must find the witness before someone else does.BOOK 2: COMES THE DARK1941. A desperate murderer is using the blackout to his advantage, leaving a string of strangled prostitutes littered around London’s streets. Johnny Hawke finds a lead that takes him to Britannia Club, a dangerous underground organisation hell-bent on assisting a Nazi invasion of Britain. It’s up to Johnny to find the killer and bring them down. But the murderer might be closer than he thinks . . .BOOK 3: WITHOUT CONSCIENCE1942. A killer rogue soldier, Harryboy Jenkins, is on the loose in London. He has murdered a reverend and is now on a murderous spree. Meanwhile, Johnny is hired to investigate a suspected husband’s infidelity. But his progress is slowed by shadow authorities attempting to warn him off. Not only does Johnny uncover more than a simple affair, he also comes face-to-face with Jenkins in a lethal showdown.BOOK 4: REQUIEM FOR A DUMMY1943. Successful ventriloquist Raymond Carter receives death threats over the telephone in the voice of his own dummy. In fear for his life, he calls on the services of Johnny Hawke. But when a cast member from Carter’s radio show is brutally murdered instead, Carter becomes the main suspect. Then Carter’s girlfriend is murdered. Even Johnny has trouble finding convincing evidence of his client’s innocence. Has the killer really been under their noses the whole time?BOOK 5: THE DARKNESS OF DEATH1943. Johnny is dealing with a strange client who swears he’s seen the ghost of his wife on the tube platform. Meanwhile, a sinister new protection racket has set itself up on Johnny’s streets, operated by the re-invigorated Bernstein gang. Johnny must solve the strange case of the platform ghost while under fire from the gang. But as Johnny searches through the blackout, someone he loves is put in danger. With so much on the line, can he bring the case to a close?MEET THE DETECTIVEJohnny Hawke was a policeman who enlisted in the army in hopes of serving his country. But his dreams are cut short after he loses an eye in basic training. Out of the army he is offered a desk job with the police. Johnny doesn’t want to sit behind a desk. He wants to solve crimes his own way — out on the streets.GET ALL *FIVE* OF THESE EXPLOSIVE CRIME THRILLERS WITH THIS SUPERB-VALUE BOX SET.
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