Instrument of Slaughter

Fiction & Literature, Military, Mystery & Suspense, Historical Mystery
Cover of the book Instrument of Slaughter by Edward Marston, Allison & Busby
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Edward Marston ISBN: 9780749012502
Publisher: Allison & Busby Publication: October 29, 2012
Imprint: Allison & Busby Language: English
Author: Edward Marston
ISBN: 9780749012502
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Publication: October 29, 2012
Imprint: Allison & Busby
Language: English

January 1916. Britain is on the brink of enforcing conscription. Eligible young men who have not yet signed up to fight are despised as ‘conchies’ and ‘shirkers’, subjected to hatred and verbal abuse. Cyril Ablatt, leader of Shoreditch’s group of conscientious objectors, makes a rousing speech at a meeting of the No-Conscription Fellowship, refusing to be ‘an instrument of slaughter in a khaki uniform’.

When Cyril is brutally bludgeoned to death, Scotland Yard detectives Inspector Marmion and Sergeant Keedy are assigned to the case. As the pair build up a portrait of Cyril, they unearth an intriguing private life behind the man’s saintly facade. It soon becomes clear there are plenty of suspicious characters with motives for the killing.

Meanwhile, public sympathy is lukewarm. Some people even claim that a conchie deserves to die if he won’t fight for King and Country. And in the wake of the murder, three close friends of Ablatt fear that they may also be under threat. Marmion and Keedy will have to work fast to find the killer before any more deaths occur . . .

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

January 1916. Britain is on the brink of enforcing conscription. Eligible young men who have not yet signed up to fight are despised as ‘conchies’ and ‘shirkers’, subjected to hatred and verbal abuse. Cyril Ablatt, leader of Shoreditch’s group of conscientious objectors, makes a rousing speech at a meeting of the No-Conscription Fellowship, refusing to be ‘an instrument of slaughter in a khaki uniform’.

When Cyril is brutally bludgeoned to death, Scotland Yard detectives Inspector Marmion and Sergeant Keedy are assigned to the case. As the pair build up a portrait of Cyril, they unearth an intriguing private life behind the man’s saintly facade. It soon becomes clear there are plenty of suspicious characters with motives for the killing.

Meanwhile, public sympathy is lukewarm. Some people even claim that a conchie deserves to die if he won’t fight for King and Country. And in the wake of the murder, three close friends of Ablatt fear that they may also be under threat. Marmion and Keedy will have to work fast to find the killer before any more deaths occur . . .

More books from Allison & Busby

Cover of the book Laughing Boy by Edward Marston
Cover of the book The King's Evil by Edward Marston
Cover of the book The Tartan Turban by Edward Marston
Cover of the book A Ticket to Oblivion by Edward Marston
Cover of the book Trouble in the Cotswolds by Edward Marston
Cover of the book Every Secret Thing by Edward Marston
Cover of the book Prince of Legend by Edward Marston
Cover of the book An Element of Chance by Edward Marston
Cover of the book Cheating the Hangman by Edward Marston
Cover of the book The Railway Viaduct by Edward Marston
Cover of the book Monsieur Pamplemousse On Location by Edward Marston
Cover of the book Blood in the Cotswolds by Edward Marston
Cover of the book Marked to Die by Edward Marston
Cover of the book Soldier of Crusade by Edward Marston
Cover of the book A Broken Land by Edward Marston
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy