The year is 1740. George II is on the throne but England's remoter provinces remain largely a law unto themselves. In Lancashire a grim discovery has been made: a Squire's wife, Dolores Brockletower, lies in the woods above her home, Garlick Hall, her throat brutally slashed. Called to the scene, Coroner Titus Cragg finds the Brockletower household awash with rumour and suspicion. He enlists the help of his astute young friend, doctor Luke Fidelis, to throw light on the case. But this is a world in which forensic science ...
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The year is 1740. George II is on the throne but England's remoter provinces remain largely a law unto themselves. In Lancashire a grim discovery has been made: a Squire's wife, Dolores Brockletower, lies in the woods above her home, Garlick Hall, her throat brutally slashed. Called to the scene, Coroner Titus Cragg finds the Brockletower household awash with rumour and suspicion. He enlists the help of his astute young friend, doctor Luke Fidelis, to throw light on the case. But this is a world in which forensic science is in its infancy, and policing hardly exists. Embarking on their first gripping investigation, Cragg and Fidelis are faced with the superstition of witnesses, obstruction by local officials, and denunciations from the Squire himself. `This is rollicking stuff. Cragg and Fidelis are an engaging duo' Financial Times `Cragg and Fidelis make a fine pair of detectives' Literary Review
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Fine in Fine jacket. 1st Printing. A fine UK first edition, first printing hardback-in a fine unclipped dustjacket-All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days)-SIGNED & DATED BY THE AUTHOR one of 250 numbered copies-Pictures of the book are available upon request.
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F in F- jacket. F/F-. 8vo. original black boards in dustwrapper priced £12.99 (discreet fray to top edge); pp. [viii (last blank)], 360, with endpaper map. A fine copy. Number one in the author's Cragg and Fidelis series of historical crime novels, set in Georgian Preston, Lancashire.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 6x1x9; Signed limited, first UK edition. One of 250 numbered copies signed by Robin Blake on the title page. This copy is number 137. First edition, first printing with full number line on copyright page. Hardcover in jacket, price intact on jacket flap. Clean and bright. Binding strong and square. Minimal to no wear. Lovely copy in fine condition. Jacket now in fresh Mylar. Additional photos available upon request. All of our books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) Outstanding Copy-In Association With Goldsboro Books, Number 61 Of 250. Signed By The Author On The Title Page. A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Are Clean. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy.
