The Devil's Road

By Jean-Pierre Ohl

While draining a pond during work for the construction of the Stockton to Darlington Railway George Stephenson's workers discover a female corpse with a dagger between her ribs. Could it be Lady Beresford, a local baron's French wife who mysteriously disappeared 20 years ago? The identity of the victim is at the heart of Jean-Pierre Ohl's novel, a richly woven tapestry set during the rise of capitalism in England.

The Devil's Road has a Dickensian range of characters from the indolent lawyer Bailey, with a taste for Byron and madeira, his imperturbable clerk Snegg, the activist worker Davies and the 'Corporal', a veteran of the Napoleonic wars and Peterloo Massacre. There is even a role for the young Charles Dickens in this riveting story.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1910213934
• ISBN13: 9781910213933
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Dedalus
• Length: 345 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 7.8"