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Fires of London (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781453260999)
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xA killer takes refuge in the blacked-out streets of wartime London, upending the world of one of Britain's greatest painters in this chilling and captivating reimagining of the life of Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon walks the streets of World War II London, employed as a warden for the ARP to keep watch for activities that might tip off the Axis powers. Before the war, Bacon had travelled to Berlin and Paris picking up snatches of culture from a succession of middle-aged men charmed by his young face. Known for his flamboyant personal life and expensive taste, Bacon has returned home to live with his former nanny--who's also his biggest collector--in a cramped bohemian apartment. But one night, death intrudes on his after-hours paradise. When a young man is found dead in the park, his head smashed in, Bacon and the rest of London's demimonde realize that they have much more to fear than the faraway scream of war.
Author: Janice Law
ISBN-10: 1453260994
ISBN-13: 9781453260999
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media LLC
Language: English
Published: 09/04/2012
Pages: 186
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.55h x 5.56w x 0.59d
Award: Lambda Literary Awards - Finalist
Francis Bacon walks the streets of World War II London, employed as a warden for the ARP to keep watch for activities that might tip off the Axis powers. Before the war, Bacon had travelled to Berlin and Paris picking up snatches of culture from a succession of middle-aged men charmed by his young face. Known for his flamboyant personal life and expensive taste, Bacon has returned home to live with his former nanny--who's also his biggest collector--in a cramped bohemian apartment. But one night, death intrudes on his after-hours paradise. When a young man is found dead in the park, his head smashed in, Bacon and the rest of London's demimonde realize that they have much more to fear than the faraway scream of war.
Author: Janice Law
ISBN-10: 1453260994
ISBN-13: 9781453260999
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media LLC
Language: English
Published: 09/04/2012
Pages: 186
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.55h x 5.56w x 0.59d
Award: Lambda Literary Awards - Finalist
By Janice Law
xJanice Law (b. 1941) is an acclaimed author of mystery fiction. The Watergate scandal inspired her to write her first novel, The Big Payoff, which introduced Anna Peters, a street-smart young woman who blackmails her boss, a corrupt oil executive. The novel was a success, winning an Edgar nomination, and Law went on to write eight more in the series, including Death Under Par and Cross-Check. Law has written historical mysteries, standalone suspense, and, most recently, the Francis Bacon Mysteries, which include The Prisoner of the Riviera, winner of the 2013 Lambda Literary Gay Mystery Award. She lives and writes in Connecticut.
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