Second Violin, John Lawton
Second Violin, John Lawton
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Second Violin
An Inspector Troy Novel

Author: John Lawton

Narrator: Lewis Hancock

Unabridged: 15 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/08/2018

Synopsis

The sixth installment in the Inspector Troy series, Lawton’s novel opens in 1938 with Europe on the brink of war. In London, Frederick Troy, newly promoted to the prestigious Murder Squad at Scotland Yard, is put in charge of rounding up a list of German and Italian “enemy aliens” that also includes Frederick’s brother, Rod, who learns upon receiving an internment letter that despite having grown up in England he is Austrian born. Hundreds of men are herded by train to a neglected camp on the Isle of Man. And, as the bombs start falling on London, a murdered rabbi is found, then another, and another. Amidst great war, murder is what matters. Moving from the Nazi-infested alleys of prewar Vienna to the bombed-out streets of 1940 London, and featuring an extraordinary cast of characters, Lawton’s latest brings to life war-torn London. In this uncommon thriller, John Lawton delivers a suspenseful and intelligent novel, as good a spy story as it is a historical narrative.

About John Lawton

John Lawton is the author of the Inspector Troy series, the Joe Wilderness series, Sweet Sunday, and 1963, a volume of history. He has also edited reissued books by H. G. Wells, D. H. Lawrence, and Joseph Conrad. His Inspector Troy novels have been named Best Books of the Year by the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and New York Times Book Review. He lives in the north of England and Italy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jean on September 15, 2019

This is the chronological first of the Troy books, though he is not the main character in the book. There is a mystery here, but it's a very minor part of the book. It's more historical fiction, very well done, of the period leading up to the start of WWII; and that's not my usual thing - but I love......more

Goodreads review by Beth on October 26, 2010

John Lawton confused most followers of the Inspector Troy series by not publishing the books in chronological order. SECOND VIOLIN is the sixth book in the Inspector Frederick Troy series to be published but it is a prequel and as such it should be the first book read by anyone who wishes to try thi......more

Goodreads review by Nicki on June 30, 2013

First off, this is billed as a hunt for a killer bumping off rabbis in the first year or so of the Second World War. That's not really what this novel's about. Mr Lawton's first love is characters rather than action, so if you're after a straight-down-the-line murder mystery, this is probably not fo......more

Goodreads review by Mike on February 22, 2019

3.5 stars, the first 2 Lawton books I read were much better reading. However, this book was a pretty good read.......more

Quotes

“Engrossing.” Publishers Weekly

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