The American Suspect : The thrilling wartime mystery

Author: Kelly, Jim (Author)

Historical mysteries

Published on 19 November 2026 by ALLISON & BUSBY in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Nighthawk' series.

Paperback | 368 pages
197 x 128 x 27 | 258g

October, 1942. Thousands of American GIs are stationed across eastern England building airfields to bomb Nazi Germany, and Cambridge's dance halls and pubs are a hot spot for Yanks on leave. Detective Inspector Eden Brooke is called to the aerodrome east of the city when the remains of an airman, identified by his dog tag, are uncovered by workers extending the runway. However, this is no recent burial.

A fresh murder means that a black US serviceman faces the hangman's noose, but beyond the clouds of tension and prejudice Brooke believes he sees an innocent man.