A Dark Steel Death (eBook)

Chris Nickson (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
224 Seiten
Severn House (Verlag)
978-1-4483-0762-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Tom Harper must catch a traitor intent on disrupting the war effort and bringing terror to the streets of Leeds in this page-turning mystery.Nickson does his usual superb job of evoking the period and . . . reinforces his place in the front rank of historical mystery authors-Publishers WeeklyStarred ReviewLeeds. 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 men are working harder than ever - and their investigation takes a dark twist with two shootings, at the local steelworks and a hospital. With his back against the wall and the war effort at stake, Harper can't afford to fail. But can he catch the traitor intent on bringing terror to Leeds?

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.9.2022
• Reihe/Serie: A Tom Harper Mystery
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Historische Kriminalromane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Krimi / Thriller
• Schlagworte: arsonist • bereavement and grief, First World War • class and poverty • cleverly plotted mystery • crime spree • dark twists • Family relationships • First World War • gripping whodunit • Industrial Revolution • long term/incurable illness • mysteries set in Leeds • northern steel industry • police officers in the 1800s • social issues and justice
• ISBN-10: 1-4483-0762-7 / 1448307627
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4483-0762-3 / 9781448307623