Stratton's War

By Laura Wilson

Book Overview

A compelling and wonderfully atmospheric murder mystery (Robert Goddard), this is the first in an exciting new series of crime novels from celebrated author Wilson.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312538103
• ISBN13: 9780312538101
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 449 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.8" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Enjoyed it

I enjoyed this book. Although it was a bit slow moving, that seems to fit the time period and place: World War II London. DI Ted Stratton and MI5 agent Diana Calthrop (inspired by real life agent Joan Miller) are embroiled in murder, espionage and blackmail with the London blitz as a constant background. There has been some criticism of the flaws in the character of Diana. True, at times I wished I could slap some sense into her, but realistically, the upper class young women of the time truly were that naive. They went from privileged, sheltered lives into wartime jobs with little, if any, training. The rules they lived by changed and they had to find a way to cope with these massive changes. I recommend this to readers of British police procedurals, World War Two stories, and historical mysteries. It is said to be the first in a series focusing on DI Stratton.

Innocent Spy

It was an interesting plot but I'm not sure if the heroine was realistically illustrated.