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Author
Series
Chesterfield novels volume 1
Publisher
The Mystery Press, an imprint of The History Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Orphaned by the Black Death, all John possesses are the tools that belonged to his father, a carpenter, and an uncanny ability to work wood. His travels bring him to Chesterfield, where he finds work erecting the spire of the new church. But no sooner does he begin than the master carpenter is murdered and John himself becomes a suspect. To prove his innocence John must help the coroner in his search for his killer, a quest that brings him up against...
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Leeds. December, 1916. Deputy Chief Constable Tom Harper is called out in the middle of the night when a huge explosion rips through a munitions factory supplying war materials, leaving death and destruction in its wake. A month later, matches and paper to start a fire are found in an army clothing depot. It's a chilling discovery: there's a saboteur running loose on the streets of Leeds. As so many give their lives in the trenches, Harper and his...
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House Publishers Ltd
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Leeds, England. July, 1899. The hot summer has been fairly quiet for Detective Superintendent Tom Harper and his squad, until a daring burglary occurs at an expensive Leeds address. Then his friend and former colleague, Inspector Billy Reed, asks for his help. Billy's brother, Charlie, a shopkeeper, has committed suicide. Going through Charlie's papers, Billy discovers crippling rent rises demanded by his new landlord. Could these have driven him...
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Leeds. April, 1824. Wealthy engineer Joseph Clark employs thief-taker Simon Westow to find the men who stole the buried corpse of Catherine Jordan, his employee's daughter. Simon is stunned and horrified to realize there's a gang of body snatchers in Leeds. He needs to discover who bought Catherine's body and where it is now. As he hunts for answers, he learns that a number of corpses have vanished from graveyards in the town. Can Simon and his assistant...
5) Rusted souls
Author
Series
Inspector Tom Harper mysteries volume 11
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Retirement beckons for Chief Constable Tom Harper. Can he stop a spiralling crime spree involving love letters, robbery and murder before he hangs up his boots for good? "A knockout conclusion . . . Series devotees will be thrilled" Publishers Weekly Starred Review "An excellent procedural . . . [that] ties up all the loose ends and breaks your heart" Kirkus Reviews Starred Review Leeds, 1920. Chief Constable Tom Harper of Leeds City Police has...
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