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Fires of London

Janice Law author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Open Road Media

Published:4th Sep '12

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Janice Law’s latest novel is a fictional account of the infamous British painter Francis Bacon. Set in the war darkened streets of London in the 1940s, this historical novel successfully combines the moodiness of Victorian-era detective stories with a unique and compelling story.

A killer takes refuge in the blacked-out streets of wartime London, upending the world of one of Britain’s greatest painters in this chilling and captivating reimagining of the life of Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon walks the streets of World War II London, employed as a warden for the ARP to keep watch for activities that might tip off the Axis powers. Before the war, Bacon had travelled to Berlin and Paris picking up snatches of culture from a succession of middle-aged men charmed by his young face. Known for his flamboyant personal life and expensive taste, Bacon has returned home to live with his former nanny—who’s also his biggest collector—in a cramped bohemian apartment. But one night, death intrudes on his after-hours paradise. When a young man is found dead in the park, his head smashed in, Bacon and the rest of London’s demimonde realize that they have much more to fear than the faraway scream of war.

“Law does a bangup job of recreating London during the Blitz and portraying real-life artist Francis Bacon as an unlikely sleuth.” —Publishers Weekly

  • Commended for Lambda Literary Awards (Gay Mystery) 2013

ISBN: 9781453260999

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186 pages