'A page-turner of a crime thriller . . . This is a world conveyed with convincing, terrible clarity' - C. J. Sansom, author of Dissolution. Winner of the HWA Debut Crown Winner of the Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award Blood & 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, London - horribly tortured and branded with a slaver's mark. Some days later, Captain Harry Corsham - a war ...
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'A page-turner of a crime thriller . . . This is a world conveyed with convincing, terrible clarity' - C. J. Sansom, author of Dissolution. Winner of the HWA Debut Crown Winner of the Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award Blood & 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, London - horribly tortured and branded with a slaver's mark. Some days later, Captain Harry Corsham - a war hero embarking upon a promising parliamentary career - learns that an old friend, 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'Brien Shortlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger Shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger Longlisted for the Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year
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New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed by Author Laura Shepherd-Robinson. 448 p. Audience: General/trade. A New (Pristine Condition) copy in a New (Pristine Condition) dust jacket; a tight copy, that was bought new, and never read. This is an Exclusive Limited Edition #688 of 700 issued copies, with sprayed black page edges and a custom gold ribbon book marker; as well as a decorative map motif design on the front and back boards and end papers. U.K. First Edition-First Printing with a full number line beginning with a 1. Signed, signature only, on the publisher's custom Limitation Page, which is separate from the Title page. "Blood & Sugar" is a magnificent epic and dark, and extremely captivating historical murder mystery novel-circa 1781. This debut novel won the Specsaver's Debut Crime Novel Award and won the Historical Writers' Association Debut Crown; and was a CWA Historical Dagger Nominee in 2019. Rest assured, this collectible copy is well protected in an archival Mylar cover; and will be very carefully packaged with protective material; and will be shipped in a new box. We always treat all of our books, and book buyers with the utmost respect.