A Death in the Afternoon

Summer 1948

London swelters amid post-war reconstruction, while continued rationing and the black-market fuel the rising crime wave. The empires of gangland bosses grow and thrive, protected by corruption and bribery.

During a party in Clapham a student nurse from the South London Hospital for Women and Children dies in a fall from a balcony. Is it an unfortunate accident as the local police believe? Or something more sinister?

The nurse’s friends ask a newly qualified female detective constable to investigate, a woman who is facing difficulties of her own. Before long all are drawn into the criminals’ deadly games, as gangsters jostle for        territory and power. With the solution almost within grasp, their lives are threatened and one of them faces a dreadful fate.

                                          Can the others find her before it’s too late?

                                                      And what is the truth about

                                                       A Death in the Afternoon?

‘A page-turner of a thrill ride that will keep you guessing till the end. Highly recommended.’ HEIDI AMSINCK, author the Jensen series.

‘A fine revival of post-war south London… especially sharp on the new roles women forged for themselves during the war years. An excellent mid-century series.’ DOMINIC NOLAN, author Vine Street and White City.

‘A cracking story with two plucky heroines, deft writing, a keen eye for character and real heart.’ LOUISE MUMFORD, author The Festival.

Hobeck Books, published April 29th, 2025 and available in all good book stores.

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