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London, 1940. As the Blitz takes grip, a young and naive policewoman is promoted beyond her abilities and experience, to work in C.I.D. She is to take the place of the men going off to war. Soon Suzie Mountford is caught up in a case of serial murder that augurs to be more sinister and more complex - and more dangerous - than anything she has bargained for.
About the Author
John Gardner (1933-1982) was born in Batavia, New York. His critically acclaimed books include the novels Grendel, The Sunlight Dialogues, and October Light, for which he received the National Book Critics Circle Award, as well as several works of nonfiction and criticism such as On Becoming a Novelist. He was also a professor of medieval literature and a pioneering creative writing teacher whose students included Raymond Carver and Charles Johnson.
