
Death Trap
2012
First Published
3.40
Average Rating
230
Number of Pages
Part of Series
Kate O’Donnell, fresh from her adventures in Dead Beat, discovers yet again there’s a darker side to London in the Swinging Sixties . - Beatlemania has reached London, but young photographer Kate O’Donnell soon discovers a darker side of the city when a prostitute is found murdered off the Portobello Road. A West Indian immigrant, Nelson Mackintosh, is arrested, and simmering racial tension reaches breaking point. Convinced of Nelson’s innocence, Kate determines to track down the real killer. But when her activities attract the attention of notorious gangster King Devine, not even Kate’s old sparring partner DS Harry Barnard can ensure her safety.
Avg Rating
3.40
Number of Ratings
35
5 STARS
14%
4 STARS
31%
3 STARS
37%
2 STARS
14%
1 STARS
3%
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Author

Patricia Hall
Author · 24 books
Patricia Hall is the pen-name of journalist Maureen O'Connor. She was born and brought up in West Yorkshire, which is where she has chosen to set her acclaimed series of novels featuring reporter Laura Ackroyd and DCI Michael Thackeray. She is married, with two grown-up sons, and now lives in Oxford.