Blood & Sugar [electronic resource]
Shepherd-Robinson, Laura2019
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'A page-turner of a crime thriller . . . This is a world conveyed with convincing, terrible clarity' – C. J. Sansom, author of Dissolution. Winner of the HWA Debut Crown Winner of the Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award Blood & 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 – 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 . . . 'A brilliant book . . . Absolutely superb' – James O'Brien Shortlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger Shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger Longlisted for the Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year
Main title:
Blood & Sugar [electronic resource] / Laura Shepherd-Robinson
Author:
Shepherd-Robinson, Laura, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Pan Macmillan, 2019
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Laura Shepherd-Robinson worked in politics for nearly twenty years before re-entering normal life to complete an MA in Creative Writing. Her debut novel, Blood & Sugar, was a Waterstones Thriller of the Month and won the Historical Writers' Association Debut Crown and the Specsavers/Crimefest Best Debut Novel prize. Her second novel, Daughters of Night, was shortlisted for the Theakstons Crime Book of the Year, the Goldsboro Glass Bell Award, and the HWA Gold Crown. The Square of Sevens is her third novel. She lives in London with her husband Adrian.
ISBN:
9781509880805
Language:
English
BRN:
3745219
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