The Path of the Wicked: 6 (A Liberty Lane Mystery) - Softcover

Peacock, Caro

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847519016 ISBN 13: 9781847519016

Publisher: Severn House, 2018

Synopsis

Private investigator Liberty Lane's latest case takes her to rural Gloucestershire to uncover the truth of a brutal murder

July, 1840. Liberty Lane has left London for Cheltenham, where she's been hired by a local magistrate to establish the guilt or innocence of young Jack Picton, who stands accused of killing governess Mary Marsh. Picton is a known rebel and political agitator. But is he a murderer?

Liberty shares the magistrate's doubts as to whether the right man is in the dock. But how can she help Picton when he refuses to reveal his whereabouts on the night of the murder? He's certainly hiding something. But what?

As Liberty is about to discover, behind Cheltenham's genteel façade lies a hotbed of vice including gambling, drunkenness and illicit love affairs. A place where the poor are driven to desperate lengths to escape the horror of the workhouse. A place which is harbouring a ruthless killer. Can Liberty uncover the truth in time?

About this title

Review:

"The sixth in this highly enjoyable series (Keeping Bad Company, 2012, etc.) adds social commentary to a rich broth of historical tidbits and an excellent mystery."
Kirkus Reviews on The Path of the Wicked

"The author has put a lot of work into laying the groundwork for the denouement, which will satisfy classic whodunit fans"
Publishers Weekly on The Path of the Wicked

"The sixth in this highly enjoyable series adds social commentary to a rich broth of historical tidbits and an excellent mystery."
Kirkus Reviews on The Path of the Wicked

"Historical-mystery fans will enjoy this colorful adventure set in the nineteenth-century British countryside"
Booklist on The Path of the Wicked

About the Author:

Caro Peacock, who has written five previous Liberty Lane novels, is a pseudonym of Gillian Linscott the award-winning author of numerous crime novels, including the Nell Bray series. She lives near the Welsh borders.

About this edition

• Publisher: Severn House
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1847519016
• ISBN 13: 9781847519016
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224