The blood covenant /
Nickson, Chris,
The blood covenant / Chris Nickson. - 214 pages ; 23 cm. - A Simon Westow mystery ; [4] . - Nickson, Chris. Simon Westow mysteries ; 4. .
Leeds. November, 1823. When a doctor from the infirmary tells thief-taker Simon Westow about the brutal deaths of two young boys at the hands of a mill overseer, Simon's painful memories of his childhood reawaken. Unable to sleep, he goes for a walk - and stumbles upon the body of a young man being pulled from the river. Simon and his assistant, Jane, are drawn into investigating the deaths, seeking a measure of justice for the powerless dead. But the pursuit of the truth takes them down a dangerous and deadly path. Can they overcome a powerful enemy who knows he stands above the law in Leeds - and the shadowy figure that stands behind him?
9780727850485 (hbk) 0727850482 (hbk)
Private investigators--Fiction.
Young men--Crimes against--Fiction.
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
Leeds (England)--History--19th century--Fiction.
Great Britain--History--George IV, 1820-1830--Fiction.
Spy fiction.
Historical fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
The blood covenant / Chris Nickson. - 214 pages ; 23 cm. - A Simon Westow mystery ; [4] . - Nickson, Chris. Simon Westow mysteries ; 4. .
Leeds. November, 1823. When a doctor from the infirmary tells thief-taker Simon Westow about the brutal deaths of two young boys at the hands of a mill overseer, Simon's painful memories of his childhood reawaken. Unable to sleep, he goes for a walk - and stumbles upon the body of a young man being pulled from the river. Simon and his assistant, Jane, are drawn into investigating the deaths, seeking a measure of justice for the powerless dead. But the pursuit of the truth takes them down a dangerous and deadly path. Can they overcome a powerful enemy who knows he stands above the law in Leeds - and the shadowy figure that stands behind him?
9780727850485 (hbk) 0727850482 (hbk)
Private investigators--Fiction.
Young men--Crimes against--Fiction.
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
Leeds (England)--History--19th century--Fiction.
Great Britain--History--George IV, 1820-1830--Fiction.
Spy fiction.
Historical fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.