MARK ELLIS

CREATOR OF WORLD WAR II DETECTIVE, FRANK MERLIN

MARK ELLIS BOOKS

DEAD IN THE WATER

The latest DCI Frank Merlin thriller, published May 2022. The war grinds on but now Britain faces the Nazis with America on its side.

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A DEATH IN MAYFAIR

The fourth instalment in the DCI Frank Merlin series. December 1941. On a bright Sunday morning in Hawaii, Japanese planes swoop down and attack the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbour. America enters the war and Britain no longer stands alone against Hitler.

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THE FRENCH SPY (earlier title: Merlin at War)

The third thrilling book in the DCI Frank Merlin series. London. Summer 1941. Four violent deaths, French double agents, a daring fraud – Merlin sets out on his most complex and exciting case yet.

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IN THE SHADOWS OF THE BLITZ (earlier title: Stalin's Gold)

The second book in the enthralling DCI Frank Merlin series. A compelling story of treasure, grand larceny, treachery, torture and murder.

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“ A skillful blending of the factual with a neat mystery. An engaging protagonist in Frank Merlin will be worth looking out for in the future...”


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