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Meet Inigo Bright. He's a bored young lawyer working in Bristol after the abolition of the slave trade. A frustrated artist, at odds with his wealthy merchant family, and engaged to a girl he no longer loves, Inigo's dissatisfaction is complete when his boss and mentor, Adam Carthy, charges him with the numbing task of reconciling years of port fees and import duties for the newly formed Dock Company. But detail is the devil's mask.
Inigo's routine investigation leads him to The Belsize, a ship newly returned from the Indies, laden with rum, sugar, tobacco, and a chilling secret. Those in the city whose interests the secret protects move swiftly and savagely to keep the truth hidden at all costs.
Before long Inigo, his boss and family, are implicated and under threat. A cover-up seems the only way out. But Inigo has linked the case to a charred corpse found on a building site in the rising district of Clifton and soon there are other bodies to account for, too.
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'Wakling weaves a yarn that sets the mind aglow with the sights and sounds of Bristol in 1835 ... a page-turner that transports and delights ... powerful storytelling.' --Irish Times
'Inigo is an engaging young hero, lively and witty, and Wakling convincingly depicts the sights and smells of 19th century Bristol, and the drastic contrast between living conditions of the wealthy and the poor. The historical aspect, and theme of slavery post-abolition is very well handled, conveying the plight of its victims in a sympathetic manner. I highly recommend THE DEVIL'S MASK, as a well written, pacey, enjoyable novel.' --eurocrime.co.uk
'The Devil's Mask is hugely enjoyable, with tension holding throughout, and some beautiful prose.' --Daily Mail
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The Devil's Mask by Christopher Wakling is the first in a new series of atmospheric British thrillers set in Regency Bristol.
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- PublisherFaber & Faber
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0571239242
- ISBN 13 9780571239245
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
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