First Published as Enemy Action.
September, 1940. With London having endured the Blitz for nearly a
month, people are calling for vengeance, but once again the night
heralds more destruction. In Custom House, anxious residents dutifully
head to the nearest public air-raid shelter as the warning siren
wails.
When dawn brings the all-clear, people disperse, but one man remains -
he is dead, stabbed through the heart. Detective Inspector John Jago
discovers that the victim was a pacifist. But why, then, was he carrying
a loaded revolver in his pocket?