The Automobile Assassination

A 1940s mystery

Erdington, September 1944

As events in Europe begin to turn in favour of the Allies, Chief Inspector Mason of Erdington Police Station is once more prevailed upon to solve a seemingly impossible case.

Called to the local mortuary where a man’s body lies, shockingly bent double and lacking any form of identification, Mason and O’Rourke find themselves at Castle Bromwich aerodrome seeking answers that seem out of reach to them. The men and women of the royal air force stationed there are their prime suspects. Or are they? Was the man a spy, killed on the orders of some higher authority, or is the place his body was found irrelevant? And why do none of the men and women at the aerodrome recognise the dead man?

Mason, fearing a repeat of the cold case that dogged his career for two decades and that he’s only just solved, is determined to do all he can to uncover the identity of the dead man, and to find out why he was killed and abandoned in such a bizarre way, even as Smythe demands he spends his time solving the counterfeiting case that is leaving local shopkeepers out of pocket.

Join Mason and O’Rourke as they once more attempt to solve the impossible in 1940s Erdington.

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"This has a fabulous plot, is suspenseful, tense & totally unputdownable. Full of unexpected twists & turns, this was an absolute gem of a book & I'm so glad I was given the opportunity to read it before publication. I'm on the understanding that this is the authors first foray into writing a mystery, let's hope this isn't the last." Netgalley Reviewer

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Praise for The Automobile Assassination

"MJ has yet again created a wonderful masterful plot which is full of suspenseful twists that kept me enthralled and reading." Advance Reader Review

"An entertaining and well-written historical mystery with its cast of likeable and varied characters. A good addition to this series, which can easily be read as a standalone story." Netgalley Reviewer

Meet the Author

M J Porter writes historical fiction set before 1066. Usually. This is M J's second foray into the historical mystery genre and the twentieth century. M J writes A LOT, you've been warned.

Find MJ @coloursofunison or at www.mjporterauthor.com or at www.mjporterauthor.blog where M J blog's about books and films and sometimes, writing!




Genre: Historical Mystery