Forests Of The Night (Unabridged)

1940. London is at war. <br/> When World War II breaks out, the young policeman John Hawke enlists in the army. <br/> His dreams of fighting for his country, however, are cut short after he loses an eye in rifle training. Invalided out of the army and offered a desk job with the police, John sets up as a private investigator in London instead, hoping for excitement and danger. <br/> In the autumn of 1940, John is hired to investigate the mysterious death of a young woman. What is the connection between her brutal murder and the fading film actor Gordon Moore?And is there a connection to the runaway boy who may have witnessed something terrible? Told with wit and humour, w…