{"product_id":"death-of-an-officer","title":"Death of an Officer","description":"London. Spring 1943. While Europe continues to suffer under the iron fist of Nazi occupation, Britain remains battered but unbowed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e DCI Frank Merlin, already contending with a booming wartime crime wave in the capital, is confronted with a baffling case: the brutal murder of a respected doctor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Following a puzzling trail that leads him into the hidden corners of clubland - and which appears to be linked to the disappearance of both British and American officers - Merlin must untangle a dark web of shocking secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''This is to my shame the first Mark Ellis book I''ve read. If the others evoke a vanished London so impressively, are graced with such complex plots and deep characterisation, and, above all, are written so well I shall have to read them all.''THE TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An atmospheric, compelling evocation of war-torn London in the wake of the Blitz, where DCI Frank Merlin fights against a tidal wave of crime'' GEOFFREY WANSELL, Crime and Thriller Reviewer, DAILY MAIL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Unputdownable'' ROBERT LYMAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Mark Ellis delivers diamonds - an intriguing, masterly juggling of an intricate plot and an enviable command of detail.'' JOHN LAWTON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Extraordinarily atmospheric and compelling, DEAD IN THE WATER is a wonderfully intelligent and complex story'' CHRIS LLOYD, HWA Gold Crown Award winner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''...historical noir at its best. Mark Ellis''s talents as a writer are many; finely embroidered plotting, a meticulously researched historical context and place, and rounded characters whose lives and capers become real for a reader'' GARY DONNELLY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A very satisfying puzzle, expertly crafted'' HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the DCI Frank Merlin series:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Masterly . . . compelling . . . one of the most attractive characters to emerge in recent detective-thriller fiction'' ANDREW ROBERTS, SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Against the backdrop of Blitz-hit London, this stylish thriller sees Scotland Yard''s Frank Merlin investigate a tangled conspiracy''SUNDAY MIRROR","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58574232715599,"sku":"9781035427024","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9781035427024_1-death-of-an-officer.jpg?v=1787802191","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/death-of-an-officer","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}