The Midnight Bell tells the story of Bob, a sailor turned bar waiter who falls in love with Jenny, a prostitute who visits the pub. Ella, the barmaid at the pub, is secretly in love with Bob.

The siege of pleasure - Hardcover Patrick Hamilton (Author)

From the author of Rope and Gaslight. The Plains of Cement is a "story of a London pub and its romance of two romantically bewildered people. Though a complete story in itself, this novel follows The Midnight Bell and The Siege of Pleasure as the final book of a trilogy" (from publisher's description).