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Stratton's War

By: Laura Wilson
Narrated by: Sean Barrett, Anna Bentinck
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 London, June 1940. When the body of silent screen star Mabel Morgan is found impaled on railings, the coroner rules her death as suicide, but DI Ted Stratton of CID is not convinced.

As he starts asking questions, it becomes clear that Morgan's fatal fall may have been the work of one of Soho's most notorious gangsters. When Stratton's path crosses with MI5 agent Diana Calthrop, they uncover a criminal network and a secretive pro-Fascist organisation.

It soon becomes clear that the intrigues of the Secret Service are alarmingly similar to the machinations of war-torn London's underworld.

©2008 Laura Wilson (P)2008 Isis Publishing Ltd Historical Mystery Fiction War England

Critic reviews

"A compelling and wonderfully atmospheric murder mystery deftly woven into Blitz-era London." (Robert Goddard)
"Wilson's seventh novel is atmospheric and exciting." (Observer)
"A gritty work of imagination that has the ache and authenticity of the real thing." (Literary Review)
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I have been lucky to find another excellent author in the genre I love. Stratton is a mild mannered detective with a happy marriage. This, alone, makes a nice change. The facts around the crime story were also fascinating - excellent snippets about war time. The research has been done minutely. Thoroughly recommend it. Excellent narration too.

Many storylines interwoven. A great find!

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Stratton's War - good wartime yarn
Enjoyable book with police drama & spy conspiracy in London during WW2.
Great narration from both narrators

Stratton's War - good wartime yarn

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Good atmosphere, nice character build ups but a few too many clich?s.

Good 'read'

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Once again Det Stratton is fantastic in this book. I was uncertain at first about having 2 readers but it realy added to the listening pleasure.

I do hope there will be a third book. Read these out of order but did not effect the storyline in anyway

Really enjoyable

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I learned a lot of what my grandparents told me about conditions in e WW2 was accurate.

Glad I tried this author's work!

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