Blood & Sugar
by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
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Pub Date 24 Jan 2019 | Archive Date 24 Jan 2019
Pan Macmillan | Mantle
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Description
‘A page-turner of a crime thriller . . . This is a world conveyed with convincing, terrible clarity’ C. J. Sansom
Blood & Sugar is the thrilling debut historical crime novel from Laura Shepherd-Robinson.
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 . . .
Advance Praise
'A striking historical thriller that exposes the horrors of Britain’s slave trade . . . Few first novels are as accomplished as this' - Andrew Taylor
'Every colour, sound and smell of 1780s Deptford flew off the page and the depth of the characters, without exception, was extraordinary' - Caz Frear, author of Sweet Little Lies
'Blood & Sugar is a phenomenal debut and a shoe-in for one of the books of the year for 2019. It oozes with atmosphere and classy writing. An historical novel to savour, exposing the dark secrets of the eighteenth century slave trade. On this form, Shepherd-Robinson surely has a stellar career in front of her.' - David Young
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781509880775 |
| PRICE | £14.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 448 |
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