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March, 1918. Detective Inspector Harvey Marmion and Detective Sergeant Joe Keedy are about to leave Scotland Yard when they hear of a sinister siege involving three burglars, a shoot-out, and an injured policeman. Officers at the scene are led to believe that the burglars remain inside the house, and going against strict orders, Keedy creeps into the house to investigate. Suddenly, another gun shot is heard. Keedy has been shot … Rumours unfurl that the house was occupied by Irish tenants. Had the burglary been planned by terrorists in need of money to fund their campaign against the British government? While Keedy recovers in hospital, Marmion and his team begin to uncover the secrets that lie behind this complex incident …
Author
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. A pseudonym used by Keith Miles AKA A.E. Marston Keith Miles (born 1940) is an English author, who writes under his own name and also historical fiction and mystery novels under the pseudonym Edward Marston. He is known for his mysteries set in the world of Elizabethan theatre. He has also written a series of novels based on events in the Domesday Book, a series of The Railway Detective and a series of The Home Front Detective. Series contributed to: . Malice Domestic . Crime Through Time . Perfectly Criminal
