A Rage of Souls

by Chris Nickson

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Book 8 of A Simon Westow Mystery

Pub Date 7 Oct 2025 | Archive Date 7 Oct 2025

Severn House

General Fiction (Adult) | Historical Fiction | Mystery & Thrillers

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Description

Dark secrets. Perplexing murders. A tangled puzzle.

Leeds, 1826. Thieftaker Simon Westow is watching Frederick Fox – a local crook who recently returned to Leeds with his wife after receiving a mysterious pardon from the gallows.

With the help of his assistants, Jane and Sally, Simon tracks the Foxes to a property in the city – and discovers a body. What is the connection between the dead man and Fox, and is there a link to Fox’s imprisonment?

When a brutal killer strikes again, Simon struggles to make sense of the chilling mystery. Nothing adds up as he is drawn into a twisted maze of murder and deception. Can he solve the conundrum before more deaths occur?

This unputdownable historical mystery set in nineteenth-century Leeds is perfect for fans of Anne Perry, Charles Finch, C.S. Harris and Andrea Penrose.

Advance Praise

“Brimming with Nickson’s trademark period details, memorable characters, and realistic portrayal of life in nineteenth-century England – but also filled with frightening twists, bloody violence, suspense, and danger – this may just be Nickson’s best Simon Westow book yet” Booklist on Them Without Pain