A Just and Upright Man: 1 (The James Blakiston Series) - Softcover

Lynch, R. J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1910194042 ISBN 13: 9781910194041

Publisher: Mandrill Press, 2014

Synopsis

Shortlisted for the Historical Novel Society's 2015 Indie Prize, A Just and Upright Man shows us life in northeast England in the 1760s not as lived by the rich and powerful but from the point of view of those at the bottom of the heap. Life was precarious; when James Blakiston fell, he fell a long way and now he had two struggles on his hands--to bring the murderer of old Reuben Cooper to justice and to deny his love for the beautiful and spirited but low-born Kate Greener. As he builds a picture of the history of the murderous Cooper family over three generations, a missing coat begins to occupy his attention. How did it get from where it was to where it is--and why? A chance remark opens the door to the murderer at last. And Blakiston rejects love. But will love let him go?

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About the Author

John Lynch is an international salesman. He has lived and done business on every continent except Antarctica and knows Lagos, Jeddah and Abu Dhabi as well as the Shropshire countryside where he now lives. And yet, when he writes fiction he turns always to the northeast of England, the place he left when he was eighteen.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mandrill Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910194042
• ISBN 13: 9781910194041
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344