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As dawn breaks on a chilly morning in November 1940 a car is found ablaze in an abandoned builders yard a stones throw from the Regents Canal in Camden Town north London In the burntout vehicle police find the charred remains of a body The victim is Les Latham a commercial traveller for the Barings confectionery company He liked to be known as Lucky Les but it seems his luck has finally run out DI John Jago discovers among Lathams belongings a mysterious photograph and some suspiciouslooking petrol ration books that set Jago off on a murky trail of deceit corruption and murder