Kill-devil and water [text(large print)]
Pepper, Andrew, 1969-2009
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From the author of 'The Last Days of Newgate' comes a tale of brutal murder and deception, set in the back streets of Victorian London and the cane fields of Jamaica. Pyke, grieving over his wife's death, is in debtors' prison. He is given his freedom, in return for which he must investigate the murder of an immigrant from Jamaica.
Main title:
Kill-devil and water [text(large print)] / Andrew Pepper.
Author:
Edition:
Large print ed.
Imprint:
Long Preston : Magna, 2009.
Collation:
604 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2008.
ISBN:
9780750530804 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
Murder -- Investigation -- FictionProstitutes -- Crimes against -- England -- London -- FictionSugar plantations -- Jamaica -- FictionImmigrants -- England -- London -- FictionLondon (England) -- History -- 19th century -- FictionJamaica -- History -- 19th century -- FictionDetective and mystery storiesLarge type booksCrime
BRN:
1329797