Rusted Souls
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Retirement beckons for Chief Constable Tom Harper. Can he stop a spiralling crime spree involving love letters, robbery and murder before he hangs up his boots for good?
"A knockout conclusion . . . Series devotees will be thrilled" Publishers Weekly Starred Review
"An excellent procedural . . . [that] ties up all the loose ends and breaks your heart" Kirkus Reviews Starred Review
Leeds, 1920. Chief Constable Tom Harper of Leeds City Police has just six weeks left in the role before his well-earned retirement. But even though his distinguished forty-year career is ending, the crime and mayhem on the city’s streets continues.
Council leader Alderman Thompson is being blackmailed. He wants Harper to find the love letters he sent to a young woman called Charlotte Radcliffe and return them discreetly. Elsewhere, masked, armed robbers are targeting jewellery shops in the city, and an organized gang of shoplifters is set to descend on Leeds. As events threaten to spiral out of control, Harper battles to restore justice and order to the streets of Leeds one last time.
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Leeds constable Tom Harper tackles a trio of cases on the eve of his 1920 retirement in Nickson's standout 11th historical whodunit featuring the investigator (after 2022's A Dark Steel Death). Alderman Thompson, who helped secure Harper's position with the Leeds city police, has received a demand for £50 in exchange for the return of letters he wrote to his mistress, and he's enlisted Harper to help find the letters and ward off the extortion. Meanwhile, Leeds has been rocked by a string of armed robberies targeting local jewelers, the latest of which turned deadly, and Harper learns that an all-female shoplifting and pickpocketing gang is headed for the city as well. It's a lot of balls to keep in the air, and Nickson juggles them ably while leaving room to explore Harper's tender relationship with his wife, Annabelle, who's slowly succumbing to senility. It all culminates in a knockout conclusion that showcases Nickson's unique blend of intricate plotting and well-rounded character development. Series devotees will be thrilled.
