{"product_id":"death-of-an-officer-mark-ellis-9781035427024","title":"Death of an Officer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon. Spring 1943. \u003c\/b\u003eWhile Europe continues to suffer under the iron fist of Nazi occupation, Britain remains battered but unbowed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e DCI Frank Merlin, already contending with a booming wartime crime wave in the capital, is confronted with a baffling case: the brutal murder of a respected doctor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Following a puzzling trail that leads him into the hidden corners of clubland - and which appears to be linked to the disappearance of both British and American officers - Merlin must untangle a dark web of shocking secrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This is to my shame the first Mark Ellis book I've read. If the others evoke a vanished London so impressively, are graced with such complex plots and deep characterisation, and, above all, are written so well I shall have to read them all.\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An atmospheric, compelling evocation of war-torn London in the wake of the Blitz, where DCI Frank Merlin fights against a tidal wave of crime' \u003cb\u003eGEOFFREY WANSELL, Crime and Thriller Reviewer, DAILY MAIL\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Unputdownable' \u003cb\u003eROBERT LYMAN\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Mark Ellis delivers diamonds - an intriguing, masterly juggling of an intricate plot and an enviable command of detail\u003cb\u003e.' JOHN LAWTON\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Extraordinarily atmospheric and compelling, DEAD IN THE WATER is a wonderfully intelligent and complex story' \u003cb\u003eCHRIS LLOYD, HWA Gold Crown Award winner.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'...historical noir at its best. Mark Ellis's talents as a writer are many; finely embroidered plotting, a meticulously researched historical context and place, and rounded characters whose lives and capers become real for a reader' \u003cb\u003eGARY DONNELLY\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A very satisfying puzzle, expertly crafted' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for the DCI Frank Merlin series: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Masterly . . . compelling . . . one of the most attractive characters to emerge in recent detective-thriller fiction' \u003c\/b\u003eANDREW ROBERTS, SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Against the backdrop of Blitz-hit London, this stylish thriller sees Scotland Yard's Frank Merlin investigate a tangled conspiracy'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY MIRROR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Ellis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1035427028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781035427024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Headline Accent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Mark Ellis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47039843893503,"sku":"9781035427024","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e4313e1d-3deb-4cd0-b4a6-91cf1708144f.jpg?v=1752752742","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-of-an-officer-mark-ellis-9781035427024","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}