Cords of the Grave: A Jack Sargent mystery (Jack Sargent Series)

By J. Ewins and L.Telfer

While Jack Sargent has to come to terms with a secret from his own past, the latest of the historical crime novels moves from London to Sussex. Constable Jack Sargent goes into plain clothes again with Inspector Hunt's team in June 1873. Two momentous events of the Alexandra Palace fire and the visit to England of the Shah of Persia, affect Jack's work, health and love life. A seemingly innocent activity on June 9th for thousands is a visit to the Alexandra Palace, in London. But when pleasure seeking is brought to a tragic end as fire consumes the building there are consequences for police called to assist. For his part Jack witnesses two crimes of art work on that day: theft done to order from the corridors of power by a memorable thief. Injured in the smoke of the Alexandra Palace fire Jack is sent to recuperate in the clean air of Brighton. For Inspector Tom Hunt, charged with a special commission by the Queen to protect the Prince of Wales while the Shah is in England, this is a golden opportunity to place his man. While the Inspector finds more than one powerful ally in London, Jack, and the rest of Hunt's team, are to survey the security from Brighton to Portsmouth for a royal visit. But Jack also becomes involved in the search for a missing Brighton woman. At the risk of his own health, and against orders, he works with two Brighton policemen and involves the medical skills of Ann Black. Together they investigate death and organised crime from London to Sussex.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1090843240
• ISBN13: 9781090843241
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 490 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 1.1" x 5.0"