Theft of Life
$38.73
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
9 June 2015
Summary
London, 1785. When the body of a former West Indies planter is found outside St Paul’s Cathedral, suspicion abounds. But talk is not only of the man’s death. His past brings a tide of fear directly to Harriet Westerman’s door where William Geddings, senior footman, knows more than he is prepared to confess.
In search of answers, Harriet and her friend, anatomist Gabriel Crowther, reluctantly explore the dark and destructive world of Britain’s slave trade. And as Harriet must confront …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780755390175 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0755390172 |
| Author: | Imogen Robertson |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Review |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 9 June 2015 |
| Weight: | 257g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Crowther and Westerman |
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Critics Review
The pleasure lies in the steady unfurling of a period crime series (1871) that doesn’t rely on declamatory villains and rhubarbing local colour
Matchless storytelling, gripping and moving in equal measure. Addictive - Nicci French
A true force in historical fiction - Daily Mail[A] gripping blend of the Georgian gothic and the forensic thriller - IndependentA masterpiece of modern literature… Delicately woven, passionate and utterly engaging, [The Paris Winter] has to rank as one of the best novels of 2013 - Manda ScottThe Paris Winter is in another class altogether… The vivid description of life in the Belle Epoque - whether of the rich upper classes and their servants; or students, artists and members of the Parisian underworld - the plausible plot, and a sensitive understanding of art and artists make this a fascinating novel that I read in a single sitting and admired greatly - Literary ReviewAbout The Author
Imogen Robertson
Imogen Robertson grew up in Darlington, studied Russian and German at Cambridge, and now lives in London. She directed for TV, film and radio before becoming a full-time author, and also writes and reviews poetry. Imogen won the Telegraph’s ‘First thousand words of a novel competition’ in 2007 with the opening of Instruments of Darkness, her first novel.
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