Dark waters
By: Robin Blake
Edition: Large print ed.
Series: Charnwood series; Cragg & Fidelis mystery -- bk. 2
Publisher: Thorpe
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Leicester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9781444815122
Subjects: Fiction; Preston (Lancashire, England) - Fiction; Great Britain - History - George II, 1727-1760 - Fiction; History
Description: Preston, 1741. When drunken publican Antony Egan is drowned, coroner Titus Cragg is not surprised. But he does his duty to the letter and the inquest's verdict is accidental death. Meanwhile, with the General Election imminent, the town is agog with rumour and faction: two local seats are to be contested by four rival candidates. Then Cragg's friend, Dr Luke Fidelis, finds evidence casting doubt on the circumstances of Egan's demise. Further suspicions are roused when a prosperous farmer, in town on political business, collapses. Is there a conspiracy afoot? The Mayor and Council have their own way of imposing order. However Cragg, determined not to be swayed by their pressure, and assisted by Fidelis's scientific ingenuity, sets about bringing the true criminals to light ...
Notes: Adult.