It is the autumn of 1940, and London is in the terrifying grip of the Blitz. An unidentified female corpse is discovered in an alleyway in Soho - the fourth to have been found in a matter of weeks. The women - all prostitutes - have been horribly mutilated, and it is clear that the darkness and confusion of the war-ravaged city, a 'Blackout Ripper' is at work. Rene is a Soho prostitute with a young son to support. She's learnt to cope with the air-raids, but each night on the streets is a terrifying ordeal as the killer ...
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It is the autumn of 1940, and London is in the terrifying grip of the Blitz. An unidentified female corpse is discovered in an alleyway in Soho - the fourth to have been found in a matter of weeks. The women - all prostitutes - have been horribly mutilated, and it is clear that the darkness and confusion of the war-ravaged city, a 'Blackout Ripper' is at work. Rene is a Soho prostitute with a young son to support. She's learnt to cope with the air-raids, but each night on the streets is a terrifying ordeal as the killer begins to pick off her friends. Lucy is a young, middle-class office worker living with her family in Clapham, her head full of romantic notions of how love ought to be. She struggles to make sense of things as her peaceful suburban life degenerates into chaos while London burns and crumples under aerial bombardment. Jim is a fighter pilot, handsome and much admired for his heroism in battle. The killer instinct makes him perfectly suited to the daily challenge he faces above the skies of southern England, but the strain is beginning to tell. In ordinary circumstances, their paths might never have crossed, but in war-torn London, anything can happen.One night a bomb falls, with terrifying consequences for them all. ..
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Very Good in Fine jacket. 282 pages. 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches. Signed by the author in ink on the title page. Light edge wear to corners and base of spine. Spine is slightly cocked. Dust jacket has light edge wear. Faint dirt smudge on title page. Pages are clean and unmarked, and the binding is tight. Still an attractive copy. First Edition. Jacket Condition: Fine. Size: 8vo-over 7 3/4 in-9 3/4 in Tall. Year: 2004.
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New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Glued binding. Cloth over boards. 282 p. Audience: General/trade. new unread copy, dust jacket covered in mylar...tiny remainder mark on bottom edge. otherwise clean and tight
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by author. Glued binding. Cloth over boards. Audience: General/trade. in as new condition, unread, dust jacket covered in mylar. no marks or blemishes, signed on the title page
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