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DCI Paul Stark

Remontez le temps dans les années 1920, vibrantes et dangereuses, avec cette captivante série de mystères historiques. Suivez un détective chevronné qui démêle des affaires complexes, pleines de secrets, de tromperies et de la dynamique sociale unique de l'époque. Chaque épisode vous plonge dans l'atmosphère des bars clandestins, des flappers et des mondes criminels cachés. C'est une lecture incontournable pour les amateurs de romans policiers classiques sur fond historique.

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    Assassins

    • 384pages
    • 14 heures de lecture

    The first of a new mystery series featuring Winston Churchill and King George V: an intriguing departure for bestselling children's author Jim Eldridge. London, 1921. Prominent Cabinet minister Lord Amersham has been shot dead outside his Regents Park home, two bullets to the chest and one to the forehead. The killing bears the hallmarks of a professional hit. Tackling one of the most high-profile cases Scotland Yard has ever faced, DCI Paul Stark is under pressure to produce a quick result. Amersham's colleague, Secretary of State for the Colonies Winston Churchill, is convinced the Bolsheviks are responsible. Stark's colleagues at Special Branch believe there's a connection to the Government talks taking place over Irish Home Rule. Or could the motive be connected to Lord Amersham's scandalous private life? Then there is a second murder, once again committed by an expert marksman at close range - and the case takes a terrifying new twist . . .

    Assassins
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    London, 1921. Lord Fairfax and an American are found dead. For DCI Stark, the case is personal, he's in a relationship with Fairfax's former wife, Lady Amelia. Winston Churchill, Stark's former colleague, believes the murder is revenge, Lady Amelia is accused and the American may have been the real target. Stark uncovers a shocking conspiracy...

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