The House of Skulls

Matthew Booth
Works of: Fiction
Publisher(s): Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers Ltd

London has been ravaged by the Second World War. Alex Priest, a private detective trying to come to terms with the way of life left behind, is hired to find a missing girl. His enquiries quickly uncover an illicit love affair and a connection to the city’s underworld. As Priest digs deeper through the murders and lies, he discovers that the truth may be more terrible than he had imagined, as he finally confronts the true horrors of the House of Skulls…