On Copper Street - (Tom Harper Mystery) by Chris Nickson (Hardcover)

About the Book

Leeds, 1895. After his release from prison, Henry White is found stabbed to death on Copper Street. In a neighbourhood where people are hostile to the police, DI Tom Harper finds the investigation tricky. Meanwhile, acid is thrown over a young boy in a local bakery. Harper must uncover the motives in these cases to catch the culprits.

Book Synopsis

"An outstanding entry in an excellent historical-mystery series that deserves more attention"
Booklist Starred Review

Detective Inspector Tom Harper finds answers hard to come by in his latest, most challenging, investigation to date.

Leeds, England. March, 1895. The day after his release from prison, petty criminal Henry White is found stabbed to death at his terraced home on Copper Street. Pursuing enquiries in a neighbourhood where people are suspicious of strangers and hostile to the police, DI Tom Harper and his team find the investigation hard going. If anyone knows anything about Henry White's murder - or the robbery that landed him in gaol in the first place - they are unable or unwilling to say.

At the same time, acid is thrown over a young boy in a local bakery in a seemingly unprovoked attack.

Praying for a breakthrough, Harper knows that he must uncover the motive in each case if he is to have any chance of catching the culprits. Of one thing he is certain: if he doesn't find answers soon, more deaths will follow.

Review Quotes

"Nickson's crackerjack fifth police procedural set in late-19th-century Leeds"-- "Publishers Weekly"

"An outstanding entry in an excellent historical-mystery series that deserves more attention"-- "Booklist Starred Review"

If you have been reading historical fiction but haven't discovered Chris Nickson, now is your chance  A huge 5* from me!--NetGalley reviewer

This book is very well written and plotted. It all fit together beautifully. This is the first of Mr. Nickson's books that I have read and it certainly won't be my last. I truly enjoyed this book.--Joyce Fox (NetGalley Reviewer)