|summary=A skillful blending of the factual with a neat mystery. An engaging protagonist in Frank Merlin will be worth looking out for in the future. Narrator of the audio version, Matt Addis, popped into Bookbag Towers to [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Matt Addis|chat to us]] and so did [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Mark Ellis|author Mark Ellis]].
|rating=4
|buy=Yes
|date=June 2011
|isbn=978-1848766570
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The phoney war didn't last for long – for a look at what happened when the blitz devastated London we can recommend [[Ashes to Ashes by Barbara Nadel]].
[[Mark Ellis's DCI Frank Merlin novels in chronological order]]