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Death in a Blackout

Billie Harkness, Book 1

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1940. Britain is at war. Rector’s daughter Wilhelmina Harkness longs to do her duty for her country, but when her strict mother forbids her to enlist, their bitter argument has devasting consequences.

Unable to stay in the village she loves, Wilhelmina—reinventing herself as Billie—spends everything she has on a one-way ticket up north. Hull is a distant, dangerous city, but Billie is determined to leave her painful memories behind and start afresh, whatever the cost.

The last thing she expects on her first night in Hull, however, is to be caught in the city’s first air raid—or to stumble across the body of a young woman, suspiciously untouched by debris.

If the air raid didn’t kill the glamorous stranger, what did? Billie is determined to get justice, and her persistence earns her an invitation to the newly formed Women’s Police Constabulary. But as the case unfolds, putting her at odds with both high-ranking members of the force as well as the victim’s powerful family, Billie begins to wonder if she can trust her new friends and colleagues … or if someone amongst them is working for the enemy.

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I LOVE the Beryl and Edwina Mysteries, and I am looking forward to learning more about Billie Harkness, Peter Upton, and Hull during WWII. The book has a more serious tone than the Beryl and Edwina series, but it fits the setting well. This first book is obviously a set-up for all the books that will follow, and I enjoyed the back story and the description of Hull during the war. It is based on the country mouse in the city trope, but has enough twists and a grounding in history that makes it worth the while in the cozy mystery genre.

Solid Start to a new Series

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A very well written period mystery! Billie, the main character is likeable and I was drawn into the story from the very start. There are lots of twists and turns to the mystery that made me want to keep reading long past when I should have put it down!

Loved it!

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I am an addict of the Edwina/Beryl series, so I had no hesitation in picking up this book by Jessica Ellicott. I found it interesting hearing about the historical details of daily life in WW2, the character growth and I thought the narrator did a good job overall. I have already recommended 'Death in a Blackout' to my friends and am looking forward to reading book 2 in this series!

looking forward to continuing this series

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