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The Leaden Heart
by Chris Nickson
Another excellent book in the Tom Harper series. Time has moved forward a bit and the new ?? is spending his time balancing paperwork. That changes when old friend Billy Reed comes back to Leeds for the funeral of his brother who has sadly committed suicide. A series of events makes the pair realise this is no suicide but rather a murder and the more Harper starts to investigate the higher the body count goes.
This is one book where you know the perpetrators quite early on and the story is about the capture. Without giving too much away we’re looking at a pair of killers how seem to up the ante of their crimes with each one. It felt like the most gruesome of these books yet. One of the things I enjoy about these books is that whilst they may take place 120 years ago the crimes are sadly ones we still see today. Murder and mayhem but also counsellors on the make? You only have to look at modern politics to see that is still ongoing.
There’s a side crime along with these murders with a string of high profile robberies. I loved the big reveal on this one. I won’t spoil it but it did make me smile when the thief was caught and why.
My favourite people Annabel and daughter Mary are also back with Annabel now a Poor Law Guardian and doing her best to help those less fortunate. It breaks my heart to see her knocked back for simply being a woman and her views not being worthy. I’d like to say we’ve moved on from that but again modern (world) politics is showing otherwise. She’s not one to be deterred is our Annabel so I look forward to seeing her fight back in the next one. Young Mary is now 7 and very precocious. I quite like her emerging sass. Another strong female character in the making.
It’s another enjoyable book with crimes solved in a world without technology (although I did like the emergence of technology with motor cars and telephones). We have the introduction of a new detective and I look forward to how he starts to fit in with the rest of the detectives. Highly recommended
This is one book where you know the perpetrators quite early on and the story is about the capture. Without giving too much away we’re looking at a pair of killers how seem to up the ante of their crimes with each one. It felt like the most gruesome of these books yet. One of the things I enjoy about these books is that whilst they may take place 120 years ago the crimes are sadly ones we still see today. Murder and mayhem but also counsellors on the make? You only have to look at modern politics to see that is still ongoing.
There’s a side crime along with these murders with a string of high profile robberies. I loved the big reveal on this one. I won’t spoil it but it did make me smile when the thief was caught and why.
My favourite people Annabel and daughter Mary are also back with Annabel now a Poor Law Guardian and doing her best to help those less fortunate. It breaks my heart to see her knocked back for simply being a woman and her views not being worthy. I’d like to say we’ve moved on from that but again modern (world) politics is showing otherwise. She’s not one to be deterred is our Annabel so I look forward to seeing her fight back in the next one. Young Mary is now 7 and very precocious. I quite like her emerging sass. Another strong female character in the making.
It’s another enjoyable book with crimes solved in a world without technology (although I did like the emergence of technology with motor cars and telephones). We have the introduction of a new detective and I look forward to how he starts to fit in with the rest of the detectives. Highly recommended