Dark Waters
Robin Blake
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Preston, 1741. The drowning of drunken publican Antony Egan is no surprise even if it comes as unpleasant shock to coroner Titus Cragg, whose wife is the old man s niece. But he does his duty to the letter, and the inquest s verdict is accidental death.
But Cragg s close friend Luke Fidelis finds evidence to cast doubt on the events leading up to Egan s demise. Soon, suspicions are roused still further when a well-to-do farmer collapses and it appears he was in town on political business. Is there a conspiracy afoot? With the help of Fidelis s scientific ingenuity he sets about bringing the true criminals to light
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Praise for Dark Waters
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An impressive whodunnit - Publishers WeeklyFascinating Cragg and Fidelis make a terrific detecting duo Blake s knowledge of an eighteenth century backwater just shaking off medieval superstitions is deep and engaging. - Booklist (starred review)This is rollicking stuff. Cragg and Fidelis are an engaging duo. - Financial Times
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