The Johnny Hawke Thrillers Books 1-3
(2019)(A book in the Johnny Hawke series)
An omnibus of novels by David Stuart Davies
1940. World War Two rages on in Europe, but the effects are not felt in Britain...yet.
Johnny Hawke was one of the first to enlist, eager to serve his country. But during rifle training, an accident costs him an eye as well as his dreams of fighting the Germans. Invalided out of the army, Hawke takes a job at a police desk and quickly becomes fascinated with the secrets that wartime London hides.
Over three enthralling mysteries, set each year from 1940 - 1942, Johnny Hawke encounters grisly murders and baffling whodunnits while the war encroaches on home soil.
'Sherlock Holmes expert Davies effectively captures London of a later era in this taut page-turner' – Kirkus Reviews
'Johnny Hawke is a keeper' – Booklist
David Stuart Davies is a British writer. He worked as a teacher of English before becoming a full-time editor, writer, and playwright. Davies has written extensively about Sherlock Holmes, both fiction and non-fiction. He is the editor of Red Herrings, the monthly in-house publication of the Crime Writers' Association.
Genre: Mystery
Johnny Hawke was one of the first to enlist, eager to serve his country. But during rifle training, an accident costs him an eye as well as his dreams of fighting the Germans. Invalided out of the army, Hawke takes a job at a police desk and quickly becomes fascinated with the secrets that wartime London hides.
Over three enthralling mysteries, set each year from 1940 - 1942, Johnny Hawke encounters grisly murders and baffling whodunnits while the war encroaches on home soil.
Praise for David Stuart Davies:
'Sherlock Holmes expert Davies effectively captures London of a later era in this taut page-turner' – Kirkus Reviews
'Johnny Hawke is a keeper' – Booklist
David Stuart Davies is a British writer. He worked as a teacher of English before becoming a full-time editor, writer, and playwright. Davies has written extensively about Sherlock Holmes, both fiction and non-fiction. He is the editor of Red Herrings, the monthly in-house publication of the Crime Writers' Association.
Genre: Mystery
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