Bloody Winter
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In the fifth Pyke mystery, the troubled head of the Detective Branch returns for an intriguing case of kidnap, rebellion, and murder The body of a vagrant is discovered in a ditch in County Tipperary. Knox, a young Irish policeman with divided loyalties, is told that the landowner wants the case dealt with swiftly and quietly. However, when Knox examines the corpse, he realizes that this supposed vagrant was wearing a Savile Row suit. Three months earlier, Detective Inspector Pyke was investigating a kidnapping in Wales. The crime seems to be linked to a group of rebels, but Pyke soon suspects the case is not as clear cut as it seems. What are the links between the rebellion in Wales and the unrest in Ireland—and has Pyke finally bitten off more than he can chew?
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Andrew Pepper is the author of The Last Days at Newgate, The Revenge of Captain Paine, Kill-Devil and Water, and The Detective Branch.
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"Pepper brilliantly interweaves Pyke’s detective work with Knox’s quest for justice, while contrasting the callous cruelty of the rich and powerful to the heartbreaking suffering of the poor and weak." —Publishers Weekly"Creatively told and very emotionally compelling." — The Historical Novels Review.org
