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Minotaur Books
August 2013
On Sale: August 20, 2013
Featuring: Titus Cragg
384 pages
ISBN: 1250006732
EAN: 9781250006738
Kindle: B00BCFXCXO
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Mystery
Preston, 1741. The drowning of drunken publican Antony Egan is no surpriseโeven if it comes as an unpleasant shock to coroner Titus Cragg, whose wife was the old manโs niece. But he does his duty to the letter, and the inquestโs 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 Craggโs close friend, Dr. Luke Fidelis, finds evidence to cast doubt on the events leading to Eganโs 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 Fidelisโs scientific ingenuity the true criminals are brought to light.
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