The Body in the Ice
by AJ MacKenzie
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Pub Date 20 Apr 2017 | Archive Date 6 Nov 2017
Bonnier Zaffre | Zaffre
Description
Christmas Day, Kent, 1796
On the frozen fields of Romney Marsh stands New Hall; silent, lifeless, deserted. In its grounds lies an unexpected Christmas offering: a corpse, frozen into the ice of a horse pond. It falls to the Reverend Hardcastle, justice of the peace in St Mary in the Marsh, to investigate.But with the victim's identity unknown, no murder weapon and no known motive, it seems like an impossible task.
Working along with his trusted friend, Amelia Chaytor, and new arrival Captain Edward Austen, Hardcastle soon discovers there is more to the mystery than there first appeared. With the arrival of an American family torn apart by war and desperate to reclaim their ancestral home, a French spy returning to the scene of his crimes, ancient loyalties and new vengeance combine to make Hardcastle and Mrs Chaytor's attempts to discover the secret of New Hall all the more dangerous.
The Body in the Ice, with its unique cast of characters, captivating amateur sleuths and a bitter family feud at its heart, is a twisting tale that vividly brings to life eighteenth-century Kent and draws readers into its pages.
Advance Praise
'I loved it!
It's quite clear that the authors have properly found their feet after setting
up the characters and landscape in the first book, and are now really having
fun. The historical detail is very deftly woven in, never getting in the way,
but providing a constant source of delight if you know the period (but not
getting in the way if you don't). There's a real sense of playfulness, which is
highly appropriate for a book dealing with the Georgians, and a desire to
engage the reader not just in the story, but also in the wider context of the
period, and it's a joy to read, despite the dark subject matter. It never veers
down the dreary route of torture and misogyny of so much modern crime fiction,
and the characters are well-developed and believable. Satisfyingly dastardly
villains, very human protagonists, a good old pace, and a denouement which is
in keeping with the period. I read it on a never-ending train journey, and was
rather irritated when I had to get off and stop reading.'
- Review of The Body in the Ice, Annie Gray,
author of The Greedy Queen, panellist on Radio 4' The Kitchen Cabinet,
presenter of BBC's Victorian Bakers
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781785761225 |
| PRICE | £18.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 368 |
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