
The American Suspect
The thrilling wartime mystery
Jim Kelly(Author)
Allison & Busby (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 19. March 2026
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-7490-3264-7 (ISBN)
Description
May 1942. Thousands of American GIs are stationed across eastern England building airfields to bomb Germany. Cambridge is a 'liberty town' - a hot spot for 'Yanks' on leave. DI Eden Brooke is called to the aerodrome five miles east of the city when the remains of an airman, identified by his dog tag, are uncovered as workmen extend the runway. It's clear the victim has been buried for decades. Brooke discovers the base was used to train US pilots in the Great War - a quarter of a century earlier. When another soldier's body turns up just days later, it's clear there is a connection . the clues all lead back to a long-lost parish register, and a story of love and revenge which spans two world wars.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 143 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
451 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7490-3264-7 (9780749032647)
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E-Book
03/2026
Allison & Busby
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Person
Jim Kelly is the son of a Scotland Yard detective. He went to university in Sheffield, later training as a journalist and worked on the Bedfordshire Times, Yorkshire Evening Press and the Financial Times. His first book, The Water Clock, was shortlisted for the John Creasey Award and he has since won a CWA Dagger in the Library and the New Angle Prize for Literature. He lives in Ely, Cambridgeshire.