procedural, british-detective, fascists, black-shirts, murder, historical-fiction, historical-figures, historical-places-events, historical-research

The reader follows a detective in Leeds as he diligently investigates the murder of a vile man involved in the clash between the fascists and the communists in 1936. The worldwide depression is in full swing and ordinary people feel desolate with no work and look for hope in these political groups, but there is much strife in either group. The study of life and times seen through the eyes of a detective who has suffered more than many from the effects of the Great War is exceptionally well done and needs to be read. This is well written and the political warnings are appropriate for today's world.
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