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As London celebrates the end of the war in Europe, Detective Chief Inspector Robert Delaney and his partner, Maggie Carroll, are called to investigate the suspicious death of an American journalist at Piccadilly Circus.\u003cbr\u003eAt first, they think his death was the result of a mugging gone horribly wrong, but as Delaney and Carroll dig deeper, they discover that the journalist was in London on an assignment, and his research could be linked to his death.\u003cbr\u003eAs they get closer to the truth, a key informant is found dead and the evidence points to a mole within the police department. Delaney and Carroll realize they can trust no one. Someone wants to make sure that the journalist’s work is buried along with him, and they don’t care how many people are killed along the way.\u003cbr\u003eFrom the rubble-strewn streets of London to the smoke-filled rooms of power, \"The Victory Murder\" is a gripping historical mystery that explores the dark underbelly of the postwar world. 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