Last Rights (Francis Hancock Mystery 1)
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
The first in a brilliant crime series set during the Blitz from the wonderful Barbara Nadel, also author of the hugely popular Turkish crime novels featuring Inspector Cetin Ikmen
Francis Hancock Series
Follow the life of an undertaker in 1940s London, England. This series delves into the darker aspects of life and death, blending gritty realism with the melancholic atmosphere of post-war Britain. Explore stories filled with human emotion, loss, and unexpected twists that shape the lives of the characters and the undertaker himself.
Recommended Reading Order
- 1
- 2
After the Mourning
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
In the dark days of the Blitz, crime goes undercover...Undertaker Francis Hancock has seen the worst that humanity can do to itself. Why then does the murder of a young gypsy girl in Epping Forest move him so much? Travellers, gypsies, the homeless, deserters and German spies inhabit this stretch of open ground that was once her home. Francis knows it's not wise to delve into this human melting pot, but he is drawn to the exotic customs of the gypsies, their music and magic. But as he investigates the girl's murder further, the death toll rises and Francis uncovers a much bigger conspiracy, at the heart of which lies something even Adolf Hitler is prepared to kill for...
- 3
As London burns, an unlikely hero unearths a series of brutal murders...The third novel in the acclaimed Francis Hancock World War Two crime series
- 4
Undertaker Francis Hancock tries to figure out how a series of murders are connected and discovers that his sister Nancy knew all of the victims.
