Chapter ElevenCora hurried to keep up with Van’s long strides as they made their way to the police station. Shopkeepers from two stores in Marylebone on the west end of London had been arrested on charges of involvement in the black market. Van had called in a favor with one of the detective inspectors for an interview. Later, she would track down the merchants’ customers for their side of the story.
She shook her head. Why did people take advantage of others during difficult times? Did the men have no consciences? Life was hard enough with loved ones in the armed forces, bombing raids, and other stressful situations. Citizens should be pulling together, not giving in to greed.
Debris on the sidewalk crackled under her feet. Would London never be clean again? How long would it take the r
