{"product_id":"the-devils-banquet-the-piccadilly-noir-series-9781835417317","title":"The Devil's Banquet: The Piccadilly Noir Series","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe second novel in the Piccadilly Noir series, this dark historical thriller sees Cockney private eye George Harley return to the streets of London's Soho, populated by gangsters, wide-boys and lowlifes, to investigate a missing cabaret dancer. For fans of Dominic Nolan and Laura Shepherd Robinson.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is 1933, four years after Cockney private eye George Harley brought the infamous child-killer the 'Nursery Butcher' to justice, and he's back in business operating a new detective agency in Soho. For their first case, Harley and his new assistant Bunty are engaged to find a young girl who has run away from home to join a cabaret troupe led by the notorious 'Queen of Depravity' Ilse Blau. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in Harley's liminal world, things are never straightforward, and the detective soon finds himself embroiled in another pitch-dark scenario, with London's decadent, thrill-seeking gentry on one side and West End mobsters and wide-boys in search of easy cash on the other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReturning to London's frowzy alleyways and sleazy nightclubs, Harley will hunt down answers - no matter how uncomfortable they might turn out to be. But when he becomes ensnared in the mind games of a wily femme fatale, and finds himself up against ruthless Glaswegian gangsters, well-connected occultists, and undercover SS agents, those answers become increasingly hard to find.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phil Lecomber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Titan Books (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.11w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781835417317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhil Lecomber was born in 1965 in Slade Green, on the outskirts of south-east London. He has been married to his wife, Susie, for thirty-six years, and they have two adult children. Now living in Bath, he spent most of his working life in the capital. His career has included work as a musician in the city's clubs and pubs, a steel-fixer on the towering edifices of the Square Mile, and a designer of stained-glass windows. For thirty-five years he worked in Mayfair at the internationally renowned auction house Sotheby's, overseeing electronic security for some of the world's most valuable works of art.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Phil Lecomber \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48641368326301,"sku":"9781835417317","price":22.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_3dacb811-f49a-4a5b-989e-21d788d8e805.jpg?v=1784107796","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-devils-banquet-the-piccadilly-noir-series-9781835417317","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}