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Title details for Death in a Blackout by Jessica Ellicott - Available

Death in a Blackout

#1 in series

by Jessica Ellicott
Elizabeth Sastre
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1940. Britain is at war. Rector's daughter Wilhelmina Harkness longs to do her duty for her country, but when her strict mother forbids her to enlist, their bitter argument has devasting consequences.
Unable to stay in the village she loves, Wilhelmina—reinventing herself as Billie—spends everything she has on a one-way ticket up north. Hull is a distant, dangerous city, but Billie is determined to leave her painful memories behind and start afresh, whatever the cost.
The last thing she expects on her first night in Hull, however, is to be caught in the city's first air raid—or to stumble across the body of a young woman, suspiciously untouched by debris.
If the air raid didn't kill the glamorous stranger, what did? Billie is determined to get justice, and her persistence earns her an invitation to the newly formed Women's Police Constabulary. But as the case unfolds, putting her at odds with
both high-ranking members of the force as well as the victim's powerful family, Billie begins to wonder if she can trust her new friends and colleagues ... or if someone amongst them is working for the enemy.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Billie Harkness

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    May 3, 2022

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781705051757
      • File size: 266260 KB
      • Duration: 09:14:42

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The first in a WWII mystery series, narrated with energy by Elizabeth Sastre, features plucky British Women's Police Constable (WPC) Wilhelmina "Billie" Harkness. When a timely letter from a distant cousin, an effervescently voiced Lydia, arrives after a tragic accident, Billie seizes the opportunity for a fresh start in a new city. She soon joins the recently established WPC to investigate the suspicious death of a young art student. Sastre energizes Billie with verve and determination as she doggedly pursues answers. Alongside her reluctant partner, the earnest Special Constable Upton, she engages with an Irish priest, an irate councilor, and other well-characterized residents. Disparate threads surrounding the case come together gradually, presenting listeners with a few twists and more than a few red herrings. J.R.T. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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