Fires of London, Janice Law
Fires of London, Janice Law
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Fires of London

Author: Janice Law

Narrator: Paul Ansdell

Unabridged: 5 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/22/2016

Synopsis

Francis Bacon walks the streets of World War II London, employed as a warden for the ARP to keep watch for activities that might tip off the Axis powers. Before the war, Bacon had travelled to Berlin and Paris picking up snatches of culture from a succession of middle-aged men charmed by his young face. Known for his flamboyant personal life and expensive taste, Bacon has returned home to live with his former nanny in a cramped bohemian apartment. But one night, death intrudes on his after-hours paradise. When a young man is found dead in the park, his head smashed in, Bacon and the rest of London's demimonde realize that they have much more to fear than the faraway scream of war.

About Janice Law

Janice Law is a writer and painter who has also been published in the fields of journalism, academia and history. Her Anna Peters detective series was nominated for an Edgar and her Francis Bacon series won the Lambda Literary Gay Mystery Award (The Prisoner of the Riviera). She taught college English for 20 years before retiring to the country in Connecticut where she lives with her husband.

Reviews

Goodreads review by LenaRibka

3, 4 stars. There is one reason why I decided to read Janice Law. There are actually 2 reasons, but I wouldn't have read it if not the reason number one. So, it is the only reason why I picked her book. The second book in the Francis Bacon's Mystery, The Prisoner of the Riviera won the 26th Lambda Aw......more

Goodreads review by Maxine

Set in London in 1939 just before the Blitz, artist Frances Bacon spends his nights as an air raid precaution (ARP) warden. It is his task to patrol a section of the city to ensure that all windows are blacked out so that no light shows and all street lamps are extinguished. On quiet nights, however......more

Goodreads review by Otto

Janice Law is an author of more than a dozen mystery novels, including the Edgar-nominated The Big Pay-Off. She also writes short stories (one was an Edgar-winner) for top magazines, including Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Her most recent novel, Fires of London, is based on the life of Francis Ba......more

Goodreads review by Jeri

I had met a woman awhile ago who drove an ambulance in London during World War II. This book captured the era perfectly. Also captured perfectly is a very good mystery. Thank you Goodreads for sharing this book!......more

Goodreads review by Bill

Exceptionally well written, FIRES OF LONDON vividly depicts Francis Bacon's underground life and forming artistic images during the London Blitz. A fine mystery, so visual it creates its own shooting script. This has all the potential of a best seller and a haunting film.......more

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