The Leaden Heart

When an old friend asks Superintendent Tom Harper for help, he finds himself drawn into a deadly web of intimidation, corruption and misery on the streets of Leeds.

Leeds, England. July, 1899. The hot summer has been fairly quiet for Detective Superintendent Tom Harper and his squad, until a daring burglary occurs at an expensive Leeds address. Then his friend and former colleague, Inspector Billy Reed, asks for his help. Billy's brother, Charlie, a shopkeeper, has committed suicide. Going through Charlie's papers, Billy discovers crippling rent rises demanded by his new landlord. Could these have driven him to his death?

As Harper investigates, he uncovers a web of intimidation and corruption that leads back to the mysterious North Leeds Company. Who is pulling the strings behind the scenes and bringing a new kind of misery and violence to the people of Leeds? Harper is determined to unmask the culprits, but how much blood will be shed as he tries?

Author: Chris Nickson
Publisher: Severn House
Published: 07/01/2019
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780727888792

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2019 pg. 42
Publishers Weekly 05/27/2019

About the Author
Nickson, Chris: - Chris Nickson is a well-known music journalist with over thirty non-fiction books to his credit. He is the author of six previous Tom Harper mysteries and seven novels in the Richard Nottingham series. Having lived in the USA for thirty years, he has recently returned to his native Leeds.

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