From "one of the best spy novel authors" (The Wall Street Journal), a book about deception and the money to be made in the ruins of World War II.
From an author whose books have been described by Slow Horses author Mick Herron as "one of the great pleasures of modern spy fiction" and who has compared them to the works of Alan Forrest, Philip Kerr and Joseph Cannon, John Lawton moves in Smoke and Embers into the shadowy days, weeks and years that followed the end of the Second World War in Germany, Britain and beyond.Smoke and Embers is the ninth installment in the beloved Inspector Troy series, and begins in 1950, when Scotland Yard's chief inspector, Troy, discovers that his sergeant has been having an affair with the mistress of the notorious London mob boss, Otto Honor.Troy is immediately drawn to the mysterious origins of Guy Fabian, Unher's second-in-command, a major contributor to all three British political parties, and claims to have survived concentration camps, but has no evidence other than his own words. Thus begins a novel about duality and self-reinvention in the wake of World War II and the Holocaust, with each chapter adding a new layer of suspense.With its twisty plot, engaging dialogue, distinctive humor and returning beloved characters, Smoke and Embers is an exciting new addition to John Laughton's magnum opus.
