Deeds of Darkness

Fiction

Author: Edward Marston

June 1916. When a young woman is murdered in a darkened cinema, Detective Inspector Marmion and his partner Sergeant Joe Keedy find themselves faced with a killer who has no qualms about slaying his victims in public, or in displaying them where they will be easily found. And in the darkness provided by the blackouts, a murderer can strike with seeming impunity. As another….Read More

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