· Mark Ellis is a UK thriller writer and a former barrister and entrepreneur. He is the creator of DCI Frank Merlin, an Anglo-Spanish police detective operating in World War 2 London. His books treat the reader to a vivid portrait of London during the war skilfully blended with gripping plots, political intrigue and a charismatic www.doorway.ru: Headline Book Publishing, Limited. Four violent deaths, French double agents, a daring fraud – Merlin sets out on his most complex and exciting case yet. War rages across Europe. France is under the Nazi thumb. Britain has its back to the wall. In London, Scotland Yard detective Merlin investigates a series of disturbing events - a young girl killed in a botched abortion, a French emigre shot in a seedy Notting Hill flat, a mysterious letter .
Mark Ellis is a thriller writer from Swansea and a former barrister and entrepreneur. He is the creator of DCI Frank Merlin, an Anglo-Spanish police detective operating in World War 2 London. His books treat the reader to a vivid portrait of London during the war skilfully blended with gripping plots, political intrigue and a charismatic. Mark Ellis London Wall Publishing () $ Clarion Rating: 4 out of 5 A historical thriller and clever mystery, Merlin at War is a compelling tale of crime fiction, as perceptive, instinctive, and engaging as DCI Merlin himself. The summer of heralds an uncertain calm following the devastation of the Blitz in London, but for Detective Chief Inspector Frank. Mark Ellis is a thriller writer from Swansea and a former barrister. He is the creator of DCI Frank Merlin, an Anglo-Spanish police detective operating in World War 2 London. His books treat the reader to a vivid portrait of London during the war. Mark Ellis' books regularly appear in the Kindle bestseller charts.
Merlin at War. Mark Ellis. London Wall Publishing, Jul 6, - FICTION - pages. 0 Reviews. Summer Four violent deaths, French double agents, an escalating. This is the third installment in author Ellis’ (Stalin’s Gold, , etc.) DCI Frank Merlin series, which not only brings back the titular detective, but also some familiar themes: the danger posed to London by German bombing campaigns, the underground French Resistance to both German occupation and a collaborationist Vichy government, and the moral degradation of a city that lives under the shadow of death. As always, the author displays a penetrating knowledge of the historical period. Merlin at War takes place after the fall of France; the armistice between Vichy France and Germany is in effect, and the nominal government of France collaborates with Nazi Germany in reprehensible ways. Mark Ellis' Merlin at War, featuring London DCI Frank Merlin, is the third in this series.
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