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The political tinderbox of 1780’s London provides the perfect backdrop for a tightly plotted and impeccably researched thriller from Laura Shepherd-Robinson, in which an aspiring politician
The political tinderbox of 1780’s London provides the perfect backdrop for a tightly plotted and impeccably researched thriller from Laura Shepherd-Robinson, in which an aspiring politician and former soldier sets out on the trail of a murderer and finds much more than he bargained for.
Longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2020
Empire Thriller of the Month for January 2020
June, 1781. An unidentified body hangs upon a hook at Deptford Dock - horribly tortured and branded with a slaver's mark.
Some days later, Captain Harry Corsham - a war hero embarking upon a promising parliamentary career - is visited by the sister of an old friend. Her brother, passionate abolitionist Tad Archer, had been about to expose a secret that he believed could cause irreparable damage to the British slaving industry. He'd said people were trying to kill him, and now he is missing . . .
To discover what happened to Tad, Harry is forced to pick up the threads of his friend's investigation, delving into the heart of the conspiracy Tad had unearthed. His investigation will threaten his political prospects, his family's happiness, and force a reckoning with his past, risking the revelation of secrets that have the power to destroy him.
And that is only if he can survive the mortal dangers awaiting him in Deptford ...
and former soldier sets out on the trail of a murderer and finds much more than he bargained for.
Longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2020
Waterstones Thriller of the Month for January 2020
June, 1781. An unidentified body hangs upon a hook at Deptford Dock - horribly tortured and branded with a slaver's mark.
Some days later, Captain Harry Corsham - a war hero embarking upon a promising parliamentary career - is visited by the sister of an old friend. Her brother, passionate abolitionist Tad Archer, had been about to expose a secret that he believed could cause irreparable damage to the British slaving industry. He'd said people were trying to kill him, and now he is missing . . .
To discover what happened to Tad, Harry is forced to pick up the threads of his friend's investigation, delving into the heart of the conspiracy Tad had unearthed. His investigation will threaten his political prospects, his family's happiness, and force a reckoning with his past, risking the revelation of secrets that have the power to destroy him.
And that is only if he can survive the mortal dangers awaiting him in Deptford ...
Number of pages: 464
Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 32 mm
