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Murder on the Home Front

#2 in series

by Jessica Ellicott
Elizabeth Sastre
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1940. It's been a month since rector's daughter Billie Harkness left her rural village to make a fresh start in the northern city of Hull. Now she has a new home and an exciting new job as one of only two female police constables in the whole city. But Hull still feels like a foreign country, and some people
are less than impressed by the idea of a woman doing a 'man's job'.
Facing disrespect from her colleagues and suspicion from the public, Billie throws herself into her work. The tasks she's assigned might be menial, but she's determined to do her bit for the war effort. The chance to prove her worth comes during a search for a missing air raid shelter inspector, when
Billie makes a shocking discovery: his dead body, in a shelter that's been stripped of all its valuables.
The officers summoned to investigate the scene believe it's an open and shut case, but Billie's not so sure. Asking questions means making enemies though—and little does she know that vile rumors about her are spreading, with the power to erase everything she's tried so hard to achieve ...

  • Creators

  • Series

    Billie Harkness

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    May 2, 2023

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781705051764
      • File size: 225341 KB
      • Duration: 07:49:27

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Elizabeth Sastre delivers an upbeat narration of the second in this WWII mystery series. Someone is breaking into air raid shelters, stealing whatever valuables can be sold on the black market. When a body is found in a shelter, WPC Billie Harkness must convince her police colleagues that she's as capable as the male officers. When she starts asking too many questions, she runs into a wall of angry male hostility. Sastre makes Billie an appealing character, filled with grit and gumption, determined to prove herself. Most of Sastre's male characters sound authentic, although the menacing detective who sullies Billie's name is a bit overdone. Sastre's performance is engaging, offering a vivid picture of the treatment of women and life in England during the war. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine

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