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The London Blitz Murders [Mass Market Paperback]

Max Allan Collins (Author)
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)

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Book Description

Publication Date: May 2004

By day, she’s Mrs. Mallowan, hospital pharmacist. By night, she’s Agatha Christie, queen of crime.

Doing her part for the war effort, Agatha dispenses medicine in shell- shocked London. But the world’s most renowned mystery writer is troubled. Compared to the horrors of World War II, her detective novels seem trivial and quaint. When a Jack the Ripper–style murderer strikes, Agatha lobbies her friend, forensics expert Sir Bernard Spilsbury, to take her to the crime scenes. But the killings are far more gruesome than any that her fictional detectives have ever solved. Can a crime writer also be a crime fighter? Joining forces with London’s top investigators, Agatha risks her life to stop the monstrous serial killer.

With this ripped-from-the-headlines mystery, author Max Allan Collins presents a blood-stained valentine to the most celebrated author of detective fiction.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 260 pages
  • Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (May 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0425198057
  • ISBN-13: 978-0425198056
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.7 x 1.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,578,166 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Max Allan Collins is the New York Times best-selling author of The Road to Perdition and multiple award-winning novels, screenplays, comic books, comic strips, trading cards, short stories, movie novelizations, and historical fiction. He has scripted the Dick Tracy comic strip, Batman comic books, and written tie-in novels based on the CSI, Bones, and Dark Angel TV series; collaborated with legendary mystery author Mickey Spillane; and authored numerous mystery novels including the Quarry, Nolan, Mallory, and Nathan Heller series. His additional Disaster series mystery novels include The Lusitania Murders, The Titanic Murders, The Hindenburg Murders, The Pearl Harbor Murders, and The War of the Worlds Murder.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Disaster 27 Jan 2013
By kirbygrip
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Most American authors when setting a story in England, peopled with English characters have the courtesy to get the details right. Within the first few pages I encountered several sidewalks, the police detective wore a snapbrim which later turned into a snapbrim fedora (neither of which are appropriate) and the victim's purse (handbag) was missing. The American spellings too proved annoying. This language laziness eventually distracted from the storyline and I started to notice historical accuracies. e.g the News of the World in wartime was not a tabloid in any sense of the word. The story itself moves at a fast pace but with no real depth, and all of the factual details about the real people and places of the period(Agatha Christie, Bernard Spilsbury, the Windmill...) began to take over from the fiction. I started the book this morning. Can I be bothered to finish it?
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible novel 12 Feb 2013
By robertaMAXWELL
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Dialogue absolutely infuriating. An American view of Londoners dialect. Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins springs to mind.
The use of the Agatha Christie character fails miserably.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars The London Blitz Murders 12 Feb 2013
By Fred Allcock
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I bought two books by Max Collins "Titanic" which was V Good and this which to me was awfull. It was all about Agatha Christie and a very poor storyline.
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1.0 out of 5 stars What a fairy tale 30 Jan 2013
By shirl
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Sorry but I didn't think much of this book l was looking forward to a good murder mystery but what a disappointment Scotland yard would never let anyone else get involved . Unbelevable.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars A very light mystery. 27 Jan 2013
By finalguy TOP 1000 REVIEWER
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For a mystery based on real events, there was simply not enough detail and not enough suspense. Really could have been better, in line with a Louis Bayard or Matthew Pearl, as a real person taking part in true events. A good enough mystery but not enough darkness, suspense, or fear. But interesting and enjoyable enough to want to read more of the series.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars great read 3 April 2013
By Gazza
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as an Agatha Christie fan it was good to read a book in which she appeared as a character. Fascinating insight into the blitz too. It was a bit spooky when the flats she lived in (& that appeared in the book) were featured on the One show only a week after I finished this book.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars the blitz 3 April 2013
By J. Nicholas
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Very good book had you hooked from the begining. the ending was not a disappointment
either,would recommend this book well.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book 22 Feb 2013
By Kimberley E Lilley
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I loved this book but until reading the authors notes at the end did not realise about the true facts of the story. It was a great read. Can't wait to read some more books in the disaster series.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars Not really my scene.
The book lacked atmosphere and lacked the element of surprise. At least the author didn't fall into Agatha Christie's trap of introducing the real killer late in the book.
Published 6 days ago by John Andrews
3.0 out of 5 stars Holiday read
Won't test the brain. A bit formulaic. I liked the effort that went into researching the life of Agatha Christie. Overall a rather nice holiday read.
Published 9 days ago by Dutch
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Story
A good and gripping storyline, with the use of a famous author as a character an interesting addition. Found the end a liitle predictable, but a good read nevertheless.
Published 23 days ago by Lindylou
3.0 out of 5 stars A slow starter and Christie's involvement difficult to swallow
This novel involves Agatha Christie helping the police to solve the real life Blackout Ripper sequence of murders, involving the slaying of several women, some (though not all) of... Read more
Published 23 days ago by John Hopper
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Really unusual mystery not what I expected did enjoy enormously. Very believable with some true facts, sometimes a bit too much description of rooms and attire.
Published 27 days ago by Beryl Callaghan
4.0 out of 5 stars A good read!
Well written, easy to read. Unusual mix of characters. This is the first book I have read by this author - I will read more.
Published 1 month ago by Mr. Bernard Morris
3.0 out of 5 stars The London Blitz Murders
An easy read, can be put down and picked up without any problems. informative and different as a crime novel hence its setting, but not all absorbing.
Published 1 month ago by George Evatt
1.0 out of 5 stars disapointing
i was looking forward to readiing this as the title appealed. i gave up before the end of the first chapter as was too americanised for a British book. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. Rosemary A. Franks
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
Had hope hopes for this book-having been born in wartime London-disappointed with American terminology used-gave up reading by third chapter.
Published 1 month ago by Sylvia Clarke
1.0 out of 5 stars American yes, English no!
Trash cans, sidewalks, etc.. in wartime London? It's a pity the author didn't research the English language and word useage.
Published 1 month ago by Genetouse
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