November 1940. Darkness descends and another anxious night begins for those tasked with
guarding the industrial heartland of London from enemy attack. As a policeman patrols the Royal
Albert Dock something catches his eye a man is sprawled awkwardly across a nearby barge a
dagger lodged in his back.Detective Inspector John Jago of West Ham CID discovers the victim
was a dock worker by day and a Home Guard volunteer by night and there are things even his wife
doesnt know about his past. As the investigation unfolds Jago uncovers a widening circle of
secrets ranging across family tensions the last war and a far-flung corner of the British
Empire.
