'Murders in the Blitz' is an omnibus of three Eve Duncam murder mystery novellas: 'A Murder of No Account', 'A Murder Close to Home' and 'A Murder in the Country'. All set in England during the 1940s.The Second World War has been in progress for nearly a year and nothing much has happened to inconvenience the people of Shepherd's Bush in London. One wet evening Eve Duncan finds the body of a young woman abandoned in an alley. Eve's life changes dramatically as she is sucked into a life that she had not expected, helping the police with their enquiries into the death. Just as she is solving the crime the brutal bombing of London - the Blitz begins - and everyone's life is in danger, and changed forever. Once she has solved this first crime her services are in demand again to help with further crimes committed in her neighbourhood and later, in the countryside when she is helping to look after a posse of evacuees her sister has taken in.Eve, a feisty redhead with strong opinions and a sharp temper is, in spite of her small stature, well equipped to deal with the difficulties that confront her. Eve's stories are fast moving, full of period detail and would appeal to fans of the 'cosy' murder mystery genre.
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