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A page-turner of a crime thriller . . . This is a world conveyed with convincing, terrible clarity C. J. Sansom, author of Winter in Madrid.
Winner of the HWA Debut Crown 2019
Winner of the Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award 2020
Blood & Sugar is the thrilling debut historical crime novel from Laura Shepherd-Robinson for fans of C. J. Sansom and Andrew Taylor.
June, 1781. An unidentified body hangs upon a hook at Deptford Dock horribly tortured and branded with a slavers 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. Hed 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 friends investigation, delving into the heart of the conspiracy Tad had unearthed. His investigation will threaten his political prospects, his familys 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 . . .
‘A brilliant book . . . Absolutely superb’ James O’Brien
Shortlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger 2019
Shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger 2019
Longlisted for the Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year 2020
Author Information
Laura Shepherd-Robinson was born in Bristol in 1976. She has a BSc in Politics from the University of Bristol and an MSc in Political Theory from the London School of Economics. Laura worked in politics for nearly twenty years before re-entering normal life to complete an MA in Creative Writing at City University. She lives in London with her husband, Adrian.
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