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Blackstone and the Heart of Darkness

Book 6 of the Inspector Sam Blackstone series

A sadistic killer is targeting teenage girls.

A horrific pattern is emerging, with each new corpse horrendously mutilated - in precisely the same way.

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But the victims aren't just any girls.

They are the children of England's aristocracy.

Inspector Blackstone, of the Metropolitan Police, seems to be the only man in the country who stands a chance of catching 'the Northern Slasher'.

Can Blackstone find the killer before he chooses his next victim?

When Blackstone receives a letter from an old army comrade, he is plunged into the middle of an even darker horror...

'Blackstone and the Heart of Darkness' is the next thrilling instalment in the Blackstone detective series.

Praise for Sally Spencer:

"Vivid characters, a dazzling plot, authentic period details, and plenty of surprising twists make this latest effort by Sally Spencer an outstanding choice for historical mystery fans" - Booklist

"This new series from the author of the Chief Inspector Woodend novels features a nicely captured Victorian ethos, solid prose, and winning subplot diversions. Anne Perry fans and devotees of Victorian-era mysteries will enjoy this new historical. For most collections" - Library Journal

Sally Spencer worked as a teacher both in England and Iran - where she witnessed the fall of the Shah. She now writes full time.

Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital books.

Genre
mysteryhistorical fictionvictorianhistorical mystery
Setting
victorianbritish
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 219 pages

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