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‘Rising Tide’, Book 1 of my new WWII spy series is currently 99p/c ‘A compelling and thrilling story. Highly recommended.’ Mark Ellis The DCI Frank Merlin Series amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CP4J1SZR Sharpe Books #ww2 #espionage #histfic

#DeathOfAnOfficer (#FrankMerlin 6). Publication day +1. Some comments so far: ‘Masterclass in compelling crime fiction’ ‘Gripping mystery with a wartime setting so redolent that you wonder where your ration book is’ ‘Impeccably atmospheric’ ‘Outstanding plotting, go get it now’

‘The war was a bonanza for London criminals.’ #BoomTime, my short history of true crime in #WW2 London is out now from Aspects of History. Ebook only £1.99 on Amazon. Boom Time: True Crime in WW2 London eBook : Ellis, Mark: Amazon.co.uk: Books amazon.co.uk/Boom-Time-True…

Good books are meant to make you think and, my goodness, Smoke and Embers by John Lawton certainly posed a few questions. It's a wonderful read, however, and I would love to know what other readers made of it. Here's my take. fullybooked2017.com/2025/06/02/smo…

I have 2 new books out this week. For fact on #WW2 London crime, try #BoomTime below. For fiction (based on fact) try #DeathOfAnOfficer, the new #FrankMerlin, ‘Very well paced and plotted, ably written and with a good cast…richly deserves to do well’ The Critic

#DeathOfAnOfficer, 6th in the #FrankMerlin #WW2 detective series, is just out to high acclaim. All Merlin books can be read as standalones, but if you want to read them in order, Merlin 1 is #TheEmbassyMurders which the Daily Mail called ‘juicy enough to devour in one sitting.’

Mark Ellis Hatchards Alec Marsh, author and journalist Ayo Onatade 🇬🇧🇯🇲🇳🇬 Alan Bardos Richard Foreman Zeb Baker-Smith Roger Moorhouse 🇺🇦 Elizabeth Buchan Fiona Marsh And, of course, Mark's other book, Boom Time: True Crime in WW2 London, launched the same day

A view of the Houses of Parliament with trams and wartime traffic along Westminster Bridge in 1943. A bomb damaged St Thomas Hospital on the left.

Roman glassware is mind blowing.

Piccadilly Circus, London, c1932.

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‘The perfect summer read..engages the reader at every turn..a must-read for murder mystery lovers.’ #DeathOfAnOfficer, the new #FrankMerlin detective novel, as recommended in the #FathersDay Gift Guide of today’s Daily Mail. Aspects of History Historia – the HWA Paul Burke History Book Chat

#OnThisDayInWW2 (7/6/41) President Roosevelt approved the Kauffmann-Hull Agreement under which the US was given the right to set up airfields and other military facilities in Greenland for defensive purposes.

Self-Portrait. 1907. Anders Zorn.

Schweizerische Landesausstellung. Exhibition Poster. 1914. Emil Cardinaux.

My article on the #WW2 British crime boom in the latest edition of the ⁦Historia – the HWA⁩ magazine. Great photo selection courtesy of editor ⁦Frances Owen⁩ The Second World War crime boom – Historia Magazine historiamag.com/wwii-crime-boo…

Many thanks to Daily Mail for a #FrankMerlin double whammy. Merlin 1, #TheEmbassyMurders, was the Mail recommended book for #MothersDay - ‘Juicy enough to devour in one sitting’. Then today, for #FathersDay, they pick the new Merlin, #DeathOfAnOfficer - ‘The perfect summer read’.

Mark Ellis Historia – the HWA Thanks, Mark! I enjoyed finding those images. It was so interesting

New Books Boom Time: True Crime in WW2 London By Mark Ellis Second World War