Lantern For The Dark
Book One
Published on 19. January 2012
480 pages
978-1-4447-4482-8 (ISBN)
Description
In Georgian Glasgow, a seventeen-year-old mother stands trial for her life...
Clare Kelso has been locked in the Tolbooth, accused of murdering her own infant son. The baby's father has vanished and she has no one to turn to.
Maverick lawyer Cameron Adams, summoned from Edinburgh to defend the guilty, soon comes to believe that the frail girl who refuses to defend herself could be a murderer's second victim.
The key to the truth lies with Frederick Striker. Gambler, seducer, adventurer, he alone can save Clare from the gallows. If he wishes to . . .
Clare and Frederick's tumultuous story continues in Shadows on the Shore.
Clare Kelso has been locked in the Tolbooth, accused of murdering her own infant son. The baby's father has vanished and she has no one to turn to.
Maverick lawyer Cameron Adams, summoned from Edinburgh to defend the guilty, soon comes to believe that the frail girl who refuses to defend herself could be a murderer's second victim.
The key to the truth lies with Frederick Striker. Gambler, seducer, adventurer, he alone can save Clare from the gallows. If he wishes to . . .
Clare and Frederick's tumultuous story continues in Shadows on the Shore.
Reviews / Votes
Jessica Stirling's high reputation is well deserved. * Manchester Evening News * She writes in bright colours with bold, confident strokes. * Glasgow Herald * Jessica Stirling's high reputation is well deserved. * Manchester Evening News * She writes in bright colours with bold, confident strokes. * Glasgow Herald *More details
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton General Division (Digital)
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-1-4447-4482-8 (9781444744828)
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Person
Born in Glasgow, Jessica Stirling is the author of many heartwarming novels, most of which have Scottish backgrounds. She has enjoyed a highly successful career since The Spoiled Earth was published in 1974.
