The Dockland Murder

November 1940. Darkness descends and another anxious night begins for<br/>those tasked with guarding the industrial heartland of London from enemy<br/>attack. As a policeman patrols the Royal Albert Dock, something catches his eye<br/>- a man is sprawled awkwardly across a nearby barge, a dagger lodged in his<br/>back.<br/>Detective Inspector John Jago of West Ham CID discovers the victim was a dock<br/>worker by day and a Home Guard volunteer by night - and there are things<br/>even his wife doesn't know about his past. As the investigation unfolds, Jago<br/>uncovers a widening circle of secrets ranging across family tensions, the last<br/>war and a far-flung corner of the British Empire.<br/>