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Detective Sergeant Suzie Mountford

This page lists novels that feature the 1940s London based police detective DS Suzie Mountford.

 

Detective Sergeant Suzie Mountford: Novels

Bottled Spider

John Gardner

Severn House

2002

A Detective Sergeant Suzie Mountford novel.

"Two-faced Golly Goldfinch likes his victims young, female and unsuspecting. Armed with piano wire and the ability to go unnoticed despite a facial deformity, Golly hears voices telling him who to target. After the mutilated body of a popular BBC announcer, Jo Benton, is discovered in her London home, inexperienced Woman Detective Sergeant Susannah Mountford finds herself hopelessly out of her depth in charge of the investigation. It quickly becomes clear that Jo Benton has intimate connections across London society and it is WDS Mountford’s job to untangle the sordid web of her personal life. But, as the number of similar corpses mounts, the question must be asked — are these killings the frenzied work of a madman, or is something altogether more organised going on? With bombs dropping every night and death all around, WDS Mountford must fight the general prejudice against women in the police force to be taken seriously. Then Golly hears her name... "
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The Streets of Town

John Gardner

Severn House

2003

A Detective Sergeant Suzie Mountford novel.

"September, 1940. After a local restaurant owner, Carlo Falconetti, has his fingers broken mysteriously and a local punter, Buller Belcher, is found dead, supposedly murdered by a group of drunk military men, WDS Suzie Mountford is assigned the case. But something doesn’t add up and Mountford’s attention is turned to the Balvak twins, Connie and Conrad, who appear more and more suspicious and lethal than ever. Camford’s bars and clubs are run by the notorious gangster twins and their criminal activities have given them a dangerous reputation. Their notable cronies are just as deadly; Shady Porky Pine, Matthew 'Newcastle' Brown and the Trinity Building Co. trio , Dave, Dick and Derek, are causing a storm. The Balvak’s cut throat justice and mob rules apply to even their closest companions. When they discover that their right hand man and accountant Little Nell is stealing money from them, his life is in serious danger… Mountford must navigate her way through a web of corruption and misleading evidence while protecting and hiding a witness of the murder, a terrified waitress named Sybil. With the help of her lover Tommy Livermore, Suzie must uncover the truth and bring the Balvak twins to justice."
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Angels Dining at the Ritz

John Gardner

Severn House

2004

A Detective Sergeant Suzie Mountford novel.

"The year is 1942 and the B17 Flying Fortresses have just lifted into the air, bound for Nazi-occupied Europe. But the small town of Long Taddmarten has more to worry about than Hitler, Nazis, or bombs. Someone has ruthlessly slaughtered barrister Max Ascoli, his wife, and eight-year-old son by blasting their faces off with a shotgun. For D.S. Suzie Mountford, along with her boss and lover D.C.S. Tommy Livermore, the death of Ascoli brings back best-forgotten memories. Two years earlier, murderous lunatic Golly Goldfinch nearly killed Suzie, and though Golly is locked away now, Ascoli was responsible for his reprieve from hanging. Now, the deeper they dig, the more horrors and history Suzie and Tommy uncover…"
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Troubled Midnight

John Gardner

Allison and Busby

2005

A Detective Sergeant Suzie Mountford novel.

"The year is 1943. Preparations for the greatest invasion in history, the assault on Hitler’s Fortress Europe, are underway in the United Kingdom. With fresh bloodshed on the horizon, the coming Christmas preparations seem even more poignant. But with just ten days to go the seasonal mood is shattered in the quiet market town of Wantage in Berkshire when Detective Chief Superintendent Tommy Livermore and DS Suzie Mountford, Tommy’s right-hand woman and secret lover, are called to investigate the discovery of two tortured and beaten bodies. When the bodies are identified as Lieutenant-Colonel Tim Weaving, a commanding officer stationed at a nearby airfield and Emily Bascombe, wife of the town’s hero, Tommy and Suzie are joined by Curry Shepherd, a representative of the Intelligence Services. It is possible that an enemy agent has interrogated Tim Weaving whilst he was in possession of highly confidential information. Things become urgent as Suzie finds herself seconded to War Office Intelligence Liaison and so enters the secret world."
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No Human Enemy

John Gardner

Allison and Busby

2007

A Detective Sergeant Suzie Mountford novel.

"Soon after the D-Day landings, Hitler launches the V-1 flying bomb, bringing death and destruction to England. One of the targets is a Camberwell convent. The Reserve Squad, led by colleagues and lovers Tommy Livermore and Suzie Mountford, investigate the suspicious nature of the deaths. Feeling strongly connected to the victims at Camberwell Convent, because she was herself taught by nuns at St Helen’s school, Suzie is determined to find out the truth. But the team is split when the murder of housewife Doris Butler leads to questions about her marriage and the character of those on the force. Doris married at seventeen and continued to see other men while her husband was away at war... He was killed four years later by a D2 bomb. Nothing conclusive comes to light and the force are at a loss as to who was responsible for Doris’ death. With politics, war and secrets clouding the investigations, Tommy and Suzie must uncover the truth before someone else gets hurt."
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Last updated October 2018