In London 1942, Rachel Howells, in the capital for the first time, is trapped in a web of violence with army deserter Harryboy Jenkins, who will stop at nothing - not even murder - to enjoy his illicit freedom.Meanwhile private detective Johnny Hawke is involved in the bizarre murder of one of his clients, while trying to find Peter, the runaway boy he had befriended in an earlier case. Inexorably the divergent paths of Harryboy and Johnny grow closer together until they collide with frightening consequences. Harryboy has a tortured past and is without conscience. How far will he go?This complex thriller, the third in the "Johnny One Eye" series and set against the grim backdrop of war-torn London, is told with wit, humour and page-turning excitement.
- ISBN10 0709084943
- ISBN13 9780709084945
- Publish Date 29 February 2008
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 24 May 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher The Crowood Press Ltd
- Imprint Robert Hale Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English