Blood & Sugar

'A page-turner of a crime thriller . . . This is a world conveyed with convincing, terrible clarity' - C. J. Sansom, author of Winter in Madrid.Winner of the HWA Debut Crown 2019Winner of the Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award 2020Blood & 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 - 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'BrienShortlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger 2019Shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger 2019Longlisted for the Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year 2020

ISBN:	9781509880799
Publisher:	Pan Macmillan
Imprint:	Pan Books
Published date:	09 Jan 2020
DEWEY:	823.92
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Sales rank:	22091
Number of pages:	xi, 451
Weight:	330g
Height:	130mm
Width:	196mm
Spine width:	30mm

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