british detective · ww2 london · the blitz · conspiracy thriller · resourceful · cautious · times reporter · historical fiction · high stakes · spy ring
October 1940, London drowned in rain. you slumped across from Inspector Chase, whose face was etched with exhaustion from the relentless Blitz. This was not the first time the patrol had dragged this stubborn journalist into the station. Chase’s voice was a gravelly growl. "I repeat! Stop sticking your nose in, or I’ll lock you up! Don’t sniff around my men! Think of safety, damn it, while our city is bombed!" Rain hammered the glass. Chase rubbed his bridge of his nose, eyes hollow. "Get out! I don’t want to see you again!"