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Hardcover The Reluctant Constable Book

ISBN: 0727865250

ISBN13: 9780727865250

The Reluctant Constable

(Book #1 in the Thomas Potts Series)

It is the year 1826 . . . - Gentle, impoverished bachelor Thomas Potts is forced to fill the unpopular post of Constable of the Parish of Tardebrigge. Timid by nature and hectored by his shrewish mother, things do not initially go well for Tom. But when a homicidal maniac begins murdering and mutilating women, and terror spreads through the parish, it is Tom, the reluctant constable, who must identify, hunt down and confront this killer.

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Murders in the rough and tumble life of small town 19th.C England

In 1826, in Redditch Town in the parish of Tardebigge, life for the newly appointed (without his consent) Constable, Thomas Potts, is very far from anything depicted in a Jane Austen novel. He lives in the town gaol with his termagant of a mother. He's tall, thin and bookish and a figure of derision to the townsfolk, the brash and violent needle industry workers, as well as the local gentry. The one good thing in his life is that one of the prettiest girls in the parish likes him, only he can't offer for her because he is too poor to support her (not to mention her having to deal with his awful mother). On top of it all, it seems as if some depraved individual is out killing women. Although Thomas has a basically timid nature, he finds that he has a strong desire to see justice done. Thomas is an unlikely hero. Tall and gawky, hen-pecked by his mother, unsure of himself. He seems to have almost everything stacked against him. This does make it interesting to see how he's able to keep on the trail of the killer, despite all the distractions and stumbling-blocks. The setting and details are well-done. The mystery is not easily solved by the reader. This is a good start to an interesting historical mystery series.
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