
Dark Waters
Robin Blake(Author)
Pan Books (Publisher)
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-330-51809-3 (ISBN)
Description
Preston, 1741. The drowning of drunken publican Antony Egan is no surprise - even if it comes as an unpleasant shock to coroner Titus Cragg, whose wife is the old man's niece. But he does his duty to the letter, and the inquest's verdict is accidental death. Meanwhile the town is agog with rumour and faction, as the General Election is only a week away and the two local seats are to be contested by four rival candidates.
But Cragg's close friend, Dr Luke Fidelis, finds evidence to cast doubt on the events leading to Egan's demise. Soon suspicions are further roused when a well-to-do farmer collapses and it appears he was in town on political business. Is there a conspiracy afoot? The Mayor and Council have their own way of imposing order, but Cragg is determined not to be swayed by their pressure. With the help of Fidelis's scientific ingenuity, they set about bringing the true criminals to light . . .
But Cragg's close friend, Dr Luke Fidelis, finds evidence to cast doubt on the events leading to Egan's demise. Soon suspicions are further roused when a well-to-do farmer collapses and it appears he was in town on political business. Is there a conspiracy afoot? The Mayor and Council have their own way of imposing order, but Cragg is determined not to be swayed by their pressure. With the help of Fidelis's scientific ingenuity, they set about bringing the true criminals to light . . .
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 130 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-330-51809-3 (9780330518093)
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Person
Robin Blake is a novelist, art critic and acclaimed biographer of Anthony Van Dyck and George Stubbs. He has written, produced and presented extensively for radio, is widely published as a critic, and was a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Brunel University. Though born and brought up in Preston, he has lived for many years in London.