The Stratford Murder by Mike HollowMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
An ARP warden and a volunteer fireman find the body of a young woman in a dingy flat, strangled with a pair of the new nylons that have just been invented in America.
Detective Inspector John Jago is struck by the similarity with a string of murders of prostitutes a few years back by a person or persons unknown that the press dubbed the Soho Murderer - could this young woman be a prostitute?
When Jago discovers her identity there are more questions. Why did a married woman move out of her mother-in-law's house to rent a dingy flat? What happened to her wedding and engagement rings? Who is the father of her unborn child? Had she turned to prostitution? Was her death linked to the theft at the cinema where she worked as an usherette? Jago hears conflicting stories about the victim and he must sift the truth to catch the killer.
I liked this, I don't want to call them red herrings because I don't think they were there to mislead the reader, more we see potential evidence and review it alongside Jago.
I have also really started to enjoy the historical facts interwoven into the stories, I am not familiar with West Ham as an area but I love the descriptions of the buildings and the politics of the era, many of which have almost been forgotten.
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