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A dark and complex mystery that contrasts genuine honor with the false tokens paraded by the upper classes * <b>Kirkus Reviews Starred Review</b> * A dark, gritty page-turner . . . Multiple twists combined with realistic period ambience and vivid characters make this a riveting read * <b>Booklist</b> * This gritty and surprise-filled mystery will enthrall both newcomers and series fans * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> Starred Review of <b>The Dead Will Rise</b> * Nickson's richly authentic descriptions of life in nineteenth-century Britain combine with a grisly plot and characters who jump off the page * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>The Dead Will Rise</b> * An action-packed mystery that provides interesting historical details about despicable crimes * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Dead Will Rise</b> * Nickson does a superb job using the grim living and working conditions for the city's poor as a backdrop for a memorable and affecting plot. James Ellroy fans will be enthralled * <b>Publishers Weekly Starred Review</b> of <b>The Blood Covenant</b> * A fine choice for fans of British historical mysteries * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>The Blood Covenant</b> * A gritty tale of perseverance, cruelty, rage, and redemption not for the faint of heart' * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Blood Covenant</b> * Superior . The whodunit is enhanced by a grim portrait of life on the streets, embodied in a homeless child whom Jane befriends. Nickson again demonstrates mastery of the historical mystery * <b>Publishers Weekly Starred Review</b> of <b>To The Dark</b> *

A dark and complex mystery that contrasts genuine honor with the false tokens paraded by the upper classes * <b>Kirkus Reviews Starred Review</b> * A dark, gritty page-turner . . . Multiple twists combined with realistic period ambience and vivid characters make this a riveting read * <b>Booklist</b> * Impressive * <b>Morning Star</b> * This gritty and surprise-filled mystery will enthrall both newcomers and series fans * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> Starred Review of <b>The Dead Will Rise</b> * Nickson's richly authentic descriptions of life in nineteenth-century Britain combine with a grisly plot and characters who jump off the page * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>The Dead Will Rise</b> * An action-packed mystery that provides interesting historical details about despicable crimes * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Dead Will Rise</b> * Nickson does a superb job using the grim living and working conditions for the city's poor as a backdrop for a memorable and affecting plot. James Ellroy fans will be enthralled * <b>Publishers Weekly Starred Review</b> of <b>The Blood Covenant</b> * A fine choice for fans of British historical mysteries * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>The Blood Covenant</b> * A gritty tale of perseverance, cruelty, rage, and redemption not for the faint of heart' * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Blood Covenant</b> * Superior . The whodunit is enhanced by a grim portrait of life on the streets, embodied in a homeless child whom Jane befriends. Nickson again demonstrates mastery of the historical mystery * <b>Publishers Weekly Starred Review</b> of <b>To The Dark</b> *

This gritty and surprise-filled mystery will enthrall both newcomers and series fans * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> Starred Review of <b>The Dead Will Rise</b> * Nickson's richly authentic descriptions of life in nineteenth-century Britain combine with a grisly plot and characters who jump off the page * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>The Dead Will Rise</b> * An action-packed mystery that provides interesting historical details about despicable crimes * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Dead Will Rise</b> * Nickson does a superb job using the grim living and working conditions for the city's poor as a backdrop for a memorable and affecting plot. James Ellroy fans will be enthralled * <b>Publishers Weekly Starred Review</b> of <b>The Blood Covenant</b> * A fine choice for fans of British historical mysteries * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>The Blood Covenant</b> * A gritty tale of perseverance, cruelty, rage, and redemption not for the faint of heart' * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Blood Covenant</b> * Superior . The whodunit is enhanced by a grim portrait of life on the streets, embodied in a homeless child whom Jane befriends. Nickson again demonstrates mastery of the historical mystery * <b>Publishers Weekly Starred Review</b> of <b>To The Dark</b> *

A dark and complex mystery that contrasts genuine honor with the false tokens paraded by the upper classes * <b>Kirkus Reviews Starred Review</b> * This gritty and surprise-filled mystery will enthrall both newcomers and series fans * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> Starred Review of <b>The Dead Will Rise</b> * Nickson's richly authentic descriptions of life in nineteenth-century Britain combine with a grisly plot and characters who jump off the page * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>The Dead Will Rise</b> * An action-packed mystery that provides interesting historical details about despicable crimes * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Dead Will Rise</b> * Nickson does a superb job using the grim living and working conditions for the city's poor as a backdrop for a memorable and affecting plot. James Ellroy fans will be enthralled * <b>Publishers Weekly Starred Review</b> of <b>The Blood Covenant</b> * A fine choice for fans of British historical mysteries * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>The Blood Covenant</b> * A gritty tale of perseverance, cruelty, rage, and redemption not for the faint of heart' * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Blood Covenant</b> * Superior . The whodunit is enhanced by a grim portrait of life on the streets, embodied in a homeless child whom Jane befriends. Nickson again demonstrates mastery of the historical mystery * <b>Publishers Weekly Starred Review</b> of <b>To The Dark</b> *

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Chris Nickson is the author of eleven Tom Harper mysteries, seven highly acclaimed novels in the Richard Nottingham series and six Simon Westow books. Born and raised in Leeds, he returned there to make his home a decade ago.

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