Trouble on the Thames
Victor Bridges
Poisoned Pen British Library Crime Classics, Oct 6 2015, $12.95
ISBN 9781464204937
Depressed British Navy Lieutenant Commander Owen Bradwell returns
to London believing his military career ended after the Admiralty brass sent
him home on medical leave due to his recently occurred color blindness
affliction. The assigned doctor informs
him his chance of recovery is 1 in a thousand; thus his career sunk.
With the rise of the Nazis and their thirst for war, and checking
with Bradwell’s former superior officer Captain Carmichael, British Naval
Intelligence Captain Greystoke feels the LTC can be a valuable needed
asset. Because his new recruit
personally knew the late treasonous Lieutenant A. G. Medlicot when both were
stationed in China, Greystoke assigns him to infiltrate a German spy ring tied
to the traitor. American expatriate and
Mayflower Club owner Mark Craig heads the espionage cell working along the
Thames. At the same time interior
decorator Sally Deane tries to deal with Granville Sutton, who is blackmailing
her sister Sheila and Craig. After being
hit on the head, Bradwell regains consciousness to find Sutton’s murdered
corpse lying next to him. He next meets
Deane when she saves his life.
This reprint of a fine 1945 published spy vs. spy thriller is a
likable pre-WWII drama. Though a bit
fluffy at times due to lighthearted banter that feels out of place, but also somewhat
mindful of Agent Carter; Trouble on the Thames
entertains the audience.
Harriet Klausner
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