White city Author Forename:Dominic Babs's youngest daughter

Babs's youngest daughter

is a pawn in a game he only dimly comprehends

it's a haven of peace and reflection for many locals

Josephine Tey: A Life by Jennifer Morag Henderson introduces us to Elizabeth MacKintosh

As Strike and Robin investigate Margot's disappearance

White city Author Forename:Dominic Babs's youngest daughterIt's 1952, and London is victorious but broken, a city of war ruins and rationing, run by gangsters and black market spivs. An elaborate midnight heist, the biggest robbery in British history, sends newspapers into a frenzy. Politicians are furious, the police red faced. They have suspicions but no leads. Hunches but no proof. For two families, it is more than just a sensational headline, as their fathers fail to return home on the day of the robbery.