{"product_id":"pc-matthew-stannard-3-ebook-bundle","title":"Under Cover of Darkness \/ Lies and Desperate Measures \/ For King and Kaiser | 3 eBook Bundle","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe first 3 books in the PC Matthew Stannard historical crime fiction series.\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eUnder Cover of Darkness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon, 1914. A woman is attacked in her home and left for dead. Elsewhere in the city, two Suffragettes, eager to further the cause, plan a spectacular act of arson, an act that will put them in the path of the law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Hackney, the Metropolitan Police Force has a new constable: PC Matthew Stannard. He's wanted to be a policeman since he was a boy, but the reality of the job is testing his resolve. Police Sergeant Buckley, tasked with showing him the ropes, is no pillar of decency, and he's leading the wet-behind-the-ears constable down a road of corruption Matthew never wanted to walk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe streets of Hackney will test him as a copper. But it's the man walking beside him who will test him as a man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLies and Desperate Measures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLondon, 1914. Matthew thought going back to the Force would mean all his troubles were behind him. But informing on a fellow officer is an unforgiveable sin in the police and one colleague wants his revenge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen PC Alec Morton is warned his every move is being watched by his superior, he plans to leave the Force before he gets caught, but he's determined to go only with his pockets full of money.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe's plans an ambitious robbery, but when Matthew begins investigating a local drunk's disappearance, Morton realises the young police constable could uncover his criminal activity, threatening everything he's worked for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMatthew has to be got out of the way. If Morton's plan succeeds, Matthew won't just lose his career; he'll lose his freedom, and Morton will have his revenge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eFor King and Kaiser\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAugust 1914. England has declared war, and in Hackney, anti-German feeling is running high. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen PC Matthew Stannard finds a German woman hiding in a van after an angry mob attack, he takes her in for questioning. Seemingly innocent of any wrongdoing, she is released.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut as he learns more about her, Matthew believes the woman should be considered a threat to England's security, and reports his fears to Detective Sergeant Maudsley of Special Branch, hoping he’ll take action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Maudsley has no time for a young constable’s suspicions. He’s under pressure to catch the head of a German spy network who is planning an attack that could cost thousands of lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf Matthew wants to stop this woman before she can strike, he’ll have to act alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"C. K. Harewood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57704671936838,"sku":"PCMS-3EBK-BUNDLE","price":6.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/5310\/5734\/files\/1793015975.jpg?v=1793016029","url":"https:\/\/ckharewood.com\/products\/pc-matthew-stannard-3-ebook-bundle","provider":"C. K. Harewood","version":"1.0","type":"link"}