Sexton Blake and the Great War

by Mark Hodder (Editor)

Overview

The Return of Sexton Blake, Britain's Adventuring Detective!

Britain and Germany are at war and Sexton Blake is in the thick of it

As the battle for the Western Front rages, adventuring detective Sexton Blake pits his intellect and physical prowess against the machinations of the Kaiser. A band of intrepid allies join Blake to take on the forces of evil in three classic stories, collected here for the first time.

From uncovering secret German naval bases to dangling from Zeppelins, fighting atop moving trains and escaping firing squads, Blake moves through war-torn Europe solving mysteries and fighting against tyranny.

Join him as he enters a war of secrets, soldiers and spies...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781087824
Publisher:	Rebellion
Publication date:	04/14/2020
Series:	The Sexton Blake Library , #1
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	705,752
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.80(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Mark Hodder is the author of the Philip K. Dick Award-winning novel THE STRANGE AFFAIR OF SPRING HEELED JACK and its seven sequels, and of the first officially sanctioned Sexton Blake novel to have been published in nearly half a century (he created and maintains BLAKIANA: The Sexton Blake Resource). He also writes short stories, flash fiction and vignettes. Find out more on his Patreon page. Mark was born in the UK. He has worked as a commercial radio scriptwriter, a freelance copywriter, and as a web content producer for the BBC. Since 2009, he has lived in Valencia, Spain, where he writes full-time. He and his partner have twins, Luca and Iris.

Editorial Reviews

Delighted to see Sexton Blake still going strong – and with such aplomb!” — Agatha Christie

“The Sexton Blake Saga is the nearest approach to a national folk-lore” — Dorothy L. Sayers

From the Publisher

"A new lease of life for Sexton Blake." — Ayo Onatade

Shots Mag - Ayo Onatade

"Makes Jack Reacher look like a bungling amateur... definitely not be missed." – The Crime Review

The Crime Review

After more than seventy years of continuous publication, Sexton Blake is still the doyen of detectives.

Daily Telegraph

It was Sexton Blake, this intrepid hero, who first fired my imagination to become a detective.

Ex Chief Superintendant Cherrill

The Healthy Hero who shows Bond the way!

Sunday Express - Robert Pitman

The Sexton Blake Saga is the nearest approach to a national folk-lore

Dorothy L Sayers

I hope The Saint is as full of life as Sexton Blake when he reaches the same staggering total of successfully concluded crime cases.

Leslie Charters

Delighted to see Sexton Blake still going strong - and with such aplomb!

Agatha Christie

The greatest detective of them all!

Daily Mail

One of the best-known Englishmen in the world.

Sunday Express

Sexton Blake is the personification of the perfect detective who matches brain against brain and, where necessary, dexterity against brawn.

Ex Detective Superintendant John Gosling

The greatest detective of them all!

Daily Mail

One of the best-known Englishmen in the world.

Sunday Express