Laura Shepherd-Robinson Blood & Sugar (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Blood & SugarCondition: NewEAN: 9781509880799ISBN: 9781509880799Publisher: Pan BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 01/09/2020Item Height: 197mmItem Length: 132mmItem Width: 33mmItem Weight: 328gAuthor: Laura Shepherd-RobinsonLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 1509880798Description: ‘A page-turner of a crime thriller . . . This is a world conveyed with convincing, terrible clarity’ – C. J. Sansom, bestselling author of DissolutionWinner of the HWA Debut CrownWinner of the Specsavers Debut Crime Novel AwardBlood & Sugar is the thrilling debut historical crime novel from Laura Shepherd-Robinson for fans of C. J. Sansom and Andrew Taylor.June, 1781. An unidentified body hangs upon a hook at Deptford Dock, London – horribly tortured and branded with a slaver’s mark.Some days later, Captain Harry Corsham – a war hero embarking upon a promising parliamentary career – learns that an old friend, 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 . . .'A brilliant book . . . Absolutely superb' – James O'BrienShortlisted for the CWA New Blood DaggerShortlisted for the CWA Historical DaggerLonglisted for the Theakston's Crime Novel of the YearCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: FictionTopic: Crime Thrillers & Mystery, Historical FictionRelease Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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