An act of mercy
By: J.J. Durham
Edition: Paperback edition.
Publisher: Killer Reads
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780008132774; 9780008132767
Subjects: Murder; Fiction; Investigation; Mystery and detective stories
Description: A thrilling tale of murder and intrigue in Victorian London, featuring Detective Harry Pilgrim. Perfect for fans of Ripper Street and The Mangle Street Murders. London 1850. A city of contrasts. Of scientific marvels, poverty, disease and death. When Detective Sergeant Harry Pilgrim (one of London's first police detectives) discovers the corpse of a woman in a Hackney cab, the case seems straightforward--until the only suspect is found murdered in his cell. Pilgrim is hindered in his investigation by his own dark past -- a dead son and a missing wife -- and also by the well-meaning interference of Charles Dickens, who is serialising Pilgrim's adventures in his journal 'Household Words'. The case turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse. But who is the cat and who the mouse?
Notes: "London, 1850. A detective whose past is as dark as the killer he hunts..." --Cover.