The Leaden Heart - A Tom Harper Mystery Author:Chris Nickson 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... more » 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?« less
ISBN-13: 9780727888792 ISBN-10: 072788879X Publication Date: 7/1/2019 Pages:224 Edition:First World Publicat Rating: