Nadel, B: Ashes to Ashes (Francis Hancock Mystery 3)

As the German Luftwaffe bomb the capital, undertaker Francis Hancock suddenly finds himself caught up in the middle of a terrifying abduction plot.

It's 29 December, 1940, the night that Hitler has chosen to destroy London under a barrage of flaming incendiary bombs. Their main target - St Paul's cathedral - is where Hancock is sheltering from the onslaught. But the First World War veteran doesn't just have bombs to contend with; a young girl, who was also sheltering in the cathedral, has vanished. Then some of those charged with protecting the building are brutally murdered. Hancock must face his own demons and fears in his struggle to catch those responsible and bring them to justice...

Praise for Barbara Nadel: 'The denouement is exciting...the atmosphere of a city under nightly bombardment is very well portrayed and I'm looking forward to the next book Sunday Telegraph

Barbara Nadel wuchs im Londoner East End auf, bereist die Türkei seit über zwanzig Jahren und hat seitdem ein "Liebesverhältnis zu Istanbul". Ausgebildet als Schauspielerin und Psychologin, arbeitet sie seit vielen Jahren im Bereich Erziehung und mentaler Gesundheit. Kommissar Çetin Ikmen, das sympathische ketten-rauchende Haupt einer Großfamilie, ist die Hauptperson ihrer Krimis.