THE TORN CURTAIN (1948)

The 3rd Inspector Vignoles Mystery

 

It’s 1948. Two British soldiers working on the railways in Trieste are murdered for no obvious reason –and Allied intelligence is baffled.

Back in England, Detective Inspector Vignoles discovers his office at Leicester Central has been searched, whilst the suave –but decidedly suspicious –Captain Henderson is asking odd questions that stir up long-repressed memories…

 

Soon Vignoles is leading the murder investigation, only to discover that he is dealing with something far stranger than he could have imagined.

A long-lost secret is about to be revealed, and it could rip apart the Iron Curtain and pitch the West into deadly conflict with the East…

 

A thrilling Cold War adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat as Vignoles’s train hurtles towards a beautiful bridge spanning a deep ravine in Jugoslavia –and almost certain death!

 

“Amongst the best books I have read in recent years.”

Steve Masters

 

“It would be nice to see Inspector Vignoles join the likes of Morse and Wexford in the expanding ranks of literary sleuths.”

British Railway Modelling

 

“Another exciting and fast-moving novel… Each move is meticulously told and there is a pace to the story that keeps one wanting to turn the pages.”

Dennis Wilcock, Main Line

 

“Stephen Done has originated the new literary genre of Post-War Austerity Gothic, in which the sheer misery of living in worn-out, rationed Britain appeals to his readers.”

Peter Elson, Daily Post

 

"Your best book to date! A tour-de-force!"

Andrea Titterington

"As we have come to expect from Stephen, the story is detailed and fast moving, with an incident on every page. And it is all beautifully told against the background of austerity and tension between East and West at the time.

The book is thoroughly recommended for providing and exciting and captivating read. A worthy volume to go along with Smoke Gets In Your Eyes and The Murder of Crows."

Dennis Wilcock