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Murder on the Home Front: a gripping murder mystery set during the Blitz - now on Netflix!
Molly Lefebure
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Description for Murder on the Home Front: a gripping murder mystery set during the Blitz - now on Netflix!
Paperback. The remarkable memoir of Molly Lefebure, secretary to the Home Office's chief forensic pathologist during the Second World War. NOW ADAPTED FOR TELEVISION, TO BE BROADCAST ON ITV1 in 2013. Num Pages: 288 pages, Integrated b/w photos. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
The remarkable true story, as seen in the brilliant TV adaptation now showing on Netflix!
Murder on the Home Front follows Molly Lefebure as she navigates working for the Home Office's chief forensic pathologist while living in a bomb-stricken London during the second world war.
One ordinary day in 1941, forensic pathologist Dr Keith Simpson asks a keen young journalist to be his secretary. Although the 'horrors of secretarial work' don't appeal to Molly Lefebure, she's intrigued to find out exactly what goes on behind a mortuary door.
Capable and curious, 'Miss Molly' quickly ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780751552041
SKU
V9780751552041
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-99
About Molly Lefebure
Molly Lefebure was secretary to acclaimed forensic pathologist Dr Keith Simpson during the Second World War. Her memoir of her time at the Department of Forensic Medicine was originally published in 1955 as Evidence for the Crown. She went on to write children's books, a biography of Coleridge and several novels. Now in her nineties, she lives in Keswick, Cumbria, ... Read more
Reviews for Murder on the Home Front: a gripping murder mystery set during the Blitz - now on Netflix!
Gripping . . . like a pitch-dark version of Call the Midwife, dealing with the end of life rather than the beginning.
Sunday Mirror
A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at mid-century crime-fighting
Independent
Lefebure's youthful bravery shines through, while the grim conditions showcase her terrific wit. Preserves like a frozen capsule the British grin-and-bear-it spirit and vocabulary ... Read more
Sunday Mirror
A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at mid-century crime-fighting
Independent
Lefebure's youthful bravery shines through, while the grim conditions showcase her terrific wit. Preserves like a frozen capsule the British grin-and-bear-it spirit and vocabulary ... Read more