An Act of Mercy: A gripping historical mystery set in Victorian London

By J.J. Durham

A thrilling tale of murder and intrigue in Victorian London, featuring Detective Harry Pilgrim. Perfect for fans of S. J. PARIS and C. J. SANSOM. Previously published as A KILLING KINDNESS.

London 1850. A city of contrasts. Of scientific marvels, poverty, disease and death.

When Detective Sergeant Harry Pilgrim (one of London's first police detectives) discovers the corpse of a woman in a Hackney cab, the case seems straightforward - until the only suspect is found murdered in his cell.

Pilgrim is hindered in his investigation by his own dark past - a dead son and a missing wife - and also by the well-meaning interference of Charles Dickens, who is serialising Pilgrim's adventures in his journal 'Household Words'.

The case turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse. But who is the cat and who the mouse?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0008132771
• ISBN13: 9780008132774
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: One More Chapter
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"