November 1940. As dawn begins to break, blackout regulations are
rendered pointless by a car burning fiercely near the Regent's Canal in
Camden Town, north London. In the burnt-out vehicle police find the
charred remains of a body. The victim is Les Latham, a commercial
traveller for the Baring and Sons confectionery company. He liked to be
known as Lucky Les, but it seems his luck has finally run out.
Detective Inspector John Jago discovers a mysterious photograph and some
suspicious-looking petrol ration books among Latham's belongings. These
lead him off on a murky trail of deceit, corruption and murder. It seems
that the Blitz Detective will have to make his own luck to bring to
light an unexpected killer.