The murder of a young Polish girl in wartime London puts John
Madden on the trail of a ruthless hired killer
On a freezing London night in 1944, Rosa Novak is brutally murdered
during a blackout. The police suspect she was the victim of a random act
of violence and might have dropped the case if former police
investigator John Madden hadn't been the victim's employer.
Madden's old colleagues at Scotland Yard are working on it, but
their scant clues lead them to Europe, where the ravages of the war halt
their inquiries. Madden feels he owes it to Rosa to find her killer and
pushes the investigation until he stumbles upon the dead girl's
connection to a murdered Parisian furrier, a member of the Resistance,
and a stolen cache of diamonds.
With rich psychological insights and vivid historical details, this
riveting third novel in the Madden series promises to expand Airth's
readership among discerning fans of crime fiction.
