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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Ingram Pub Services
Publication date
September 4, 2012
Pages
174
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781453260999
ISBN-10
1453260994
Dimensions
0.50 by 5.50 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.56 lbs.
Original list price
$14.99
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Summaries and Reviews
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Francis Bacon walks the streets of World War II London, employed as a warden for the ARP to keep watch for activities that might tip off the Axis powers. Before the war, Bacon had travelled to Berlin and Paris picking up snatches of culture from a succession of middle-aged men charmed by his young face. Known for his flamboyant personal life and expensive taste, Bacon has returned home to live with his former nannyâwhoâs also his biggest collectorâin a cramped bohemian apartment.
A killer takes refuge in the blacked-out streets of wartime London, upending the world of one of Britainâs greatest painters in this chilling and captivating reimagining of the life of Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon walks the streets of World War II London, employed as a warden for the ARP to keep watch for activities that might tip off the Axis powers. Before the war, Bacon had travelled to Berlin and Paris picking up snatches of culture from a succession of middle-aged men charmed by his young face. Known for his flamboyant personal life and expensive taste, Bacon has returned home to live with his former nannyâwhoâs also his biggest collectorâin a cramped bohemian apartment.
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But one night, death intrudes on his after-hours paradise. When a young man is found dead in the park, his head smashed in, Bacon and the rest of Londonâs demimonde realize that they have much more to fear than the faraway scream of war.
Editions
Paperback
from Ingram Pub Services (January 21, 2014)
9781480480575 | details & prices | 174 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $31.95
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from Ingram Pub Services (September 4, 2012)
9781453260999 | details & prices | 174 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.56 lbs | List price $14.99
About: A killer takes refuge in the blacked-out streets of wartime London, upending the world of one of Britainâs greatest painters in this chilling and captivating reimagining of the life of Francis BaconFrancis Bacon walks the streets of World War II London, employed as a warden for the ARP to keep watch for activities that might tip off the Axis powers.
About: A killer takes refuge in the blacked-out streets of wartime London, upending the world of one of Britainâs greatest painters in this chilling and captivating reimagining of the life of Francis BaconFrancis Bacon walks the streets of World War II London, employed as a warden for the ARP to keep watch for activities that might tip off the Axis powers.
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