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Autumn 1917. Harvey Marmion and Joe Keedy are dispatched from Scotland Yard to investigate the death of young woman at a luxurious hotel. Questions abound: who is she? Who poisoned her? And where is the original occupant of the room? They must solve the mystery as quickly as possible, before the reputation of the hotel is damaged beyond repair.
June, 1917. While German bombers raid London from above, a man's body is fished from the Thames. As the killer has taken care to remove identifying items and even labels, Detective Inspector Marmion and Sergeant Keedy struggle to name the victim before they can begin properly with their investigation.
December, 1917. Ada Hobbs has cleaned for Dr Tindall for many years, and on this frosty morning she arrives at 9am to begin the day there, while he is at work. But it turns out the house is not empty after all. The blood-covered George Tindall is sprawled across the floor.
January 1916. Britain is on the brink of enforcing conscription. Eligible young men who have not yet signed are despised as 'conchies' and 'shirkers', subjected to hatred and verbal abuse. When a conscientious objector is brutally bludgeoned to death, Scotland Yard detectives Inspector Marmion and Sergeant Keedy are assigned to the case.
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