December 1940. DCI Coburg and Sergeant Lampson find themselves caught up in a world of underground jazz clubs, disused tunnels, looters, auxiliary fire services, espionage, as they search for a brutal and ruthless murderer.
There is no hiding from a killer underground
December 1940. With the Luftwaffe pounding the city nightly, Londoners seek refuge in underground stations. Aldwych has been taken out of service to provide shelter for the British Museums priceless Elgin Marbles, as well as civilians escaping the bombing. When the body of a young man is discovered on the tracks, wearing evening dress but barefoot, Detective Chief Inspector Coburg and Sergeant Lampson are on the case.
Before long, more bodies are discovered, and Coburgs wife Rosa becomes a target for the
brutal killer. Caught up in a world of underground jazz clubs, abandoned tube stations and looters, Coburg and Lampson must track down the ruthless murderer before its too late ...
In this series Eldridge explores crimes in the derelict London Underground stations during the World War Two, tapping into our perennial fascination with London and its underground railway The first in a brand new series from Jim Eldridge, author of the bestselling Museum and Hotel Mysteries
