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    Blackstone and the Great Game: The Blackstone Detective Series Book 2
    Blackstone and the Rendezvous with Death: The Blackstone Detective Series Book 1
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    Inspector Blackstone Series

    Written by Sally Spencer

    Narrated by Andrew Cullum

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    About this series

    A series of kidnappings seemed like straightforward, run-of-the-mill crimes at first, but Inspector Sam Blackstone soon realizes they are anything but. This gang is so ruthless that it shocks even the hardened London criminal underworld. And it is plain to Blackstone that this is just a preliminary skirmish — that the gang ultimately intends to play for much larger stakes. But Blackstone's problems are only just beginning. When the son of the visiting Maharajah of Chandrapore is taken in a full-on ambush, Blackstone realises that the previous kidnappings were just practice for a plot that impacts not only Britain, but it's whole Empire. Blackstone finds himself caught up in a game of cat and mouse, frantically trying to pin down the loose threads to find the lost prince before it's too late.

    “Spencer is an accomplished craftsman who serves up a good puzzle and deftly solves it with intelligence and insight” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateJul 25, 2019
    Blackstone and the Great Game: The Blackstone Detective Series Book 2
    Blackstone and the Rendezvous with Death: The Blackstone Detective Series Book 1

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      Blackstone and the Rendezvous with Death: The Blackstone Detective Series Book 1
      Blackstone and the Rendezvous with Death: The Blackstone Detective Series Book 1

      Blackstone and the Rendezvous with Death: The Blackstone Detective Series Book 1

      Sally Spencer
      4/5 - 12 ratings
      4/5 - 12 ratings

      Blackstone and the Rendezvous with Death is an expertly plotted Victorian mystery that will keep readers guessing to the last page. The body of a young man fished out of the Thames is of little interest to Londoners caught up in the excitement of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Yet to Inspector Sam Blackstone, the case is as puzzling as any he has ever come across. Why should a corpse dressed the in rags of a commoner have the face of a gentleman? And if this man does belong to noble stock, why has no one come forward to claim the body? As his investigation proceeds, Blackstone finds himself entering the world of the aristocracy. Death seems to stalk him, and as each new clue leads to nothing more than a new murder, Blackstone comes to realize that he is caught up in what may turn out to be the most horrendous crime of the century… “Spencer is an accomplished craftsman who serves up a good puzzle and deftly solves it with intelligence and insight” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

      Blackstone and the Rendezvous with Death is an expertly plotted Victorian mystery that will keep readers guessing to the last page. The body of a young man fished out of the Thames is of little interest to Londoners caught up in the excitement of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Yet to Inspector Sam Blackstone, the case is as puzzling as any he has ever come across. Why should a corpse dressed the in rags of a commoner have the face of a gentleman? And if this man does belong to noble stock, why has no one come forward to claim the body? As his investigation proceeds, Blackstone finds himself entering the world of the aristocracy. Death seems to stalk him, and as each new clue leads to nothing more than a new murder, Blackstone comes to realize that he is caught up in what may turn out to be the most horrendous crime of the century… “Spencer is an accomplished craftsman who serves up a good puzzle and deftly solves it with intelligence and insight” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

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      Blackstone and the Great Game: The Blackstone Detective Series Book 2
      Blackstone and the Great Game: The Blackstone Detective Series Book 2

      Blackstone and the Great Game: The Blackstone Detective Series Book 2

      Sally Spencer
      4/5 - 3 ratings
      4/5 - 3 ratings

      A series of kidnappings seemed like straightforward, run-of-the-mill crimes at first, but Inspector Sam Blackstone soon realizes they are anything but. This gang is so ruthless that it shocks even the hardened London criminal underworld. And it is plain to Blackstone that this is just a preliminary skirmish — that the gang ultimately intends to play for much larger stakes. But Blackstone's problems are only just beginning. When the son of the visiting Maharajah of Chandrapore is taken in a full-on ambush, Blackstone realises that the previous kidnappings were just practice for a plot that impacts not only Britain, but it's whole Empire. Blackstone finds himself caught up in a game of cat and mouse, frantically trying to pin down the loose threads to find the lost prince before it's too late. “Spencer is an accomplished craftsman who serves up a good puzzle and deftly solves it with intelligence and insight” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

      A series of kidnappings seemed like straightforward, run-of-the-mill crimes at first, but Inspector Sam Blackstone soon realizes they are anything but. This gang is so ruthless that it shocks even the hardened London criminal underworld. And it is plain to Blackstone that this is just a preliminary skirmish — that the gang ultimately intends to play for much larger stakes. But Blackstone's problems are only just beginning. When the son of the visiting Maharajah of Chandrapore is taken in a full-on ambush, Blackstone realises that the previous kidnappings were just practice for a plot that impacts not only Britain, but it's whole Empire. Blackstone finds himself caught up in a game of cat and mouse, frantically trying to pin down the loose threads to find the lost prince before it's too late. “Spencer is an accomplished craftsman who serves up a good puzzle and deftly solves it with intelligence and insight” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

    Author

    Sally Spencer

    Sally Spencer worked as a teacher both in England and Iran - where she witnessed the fall of the Shah. She now lives in Spain and writes full-time. She is an almost fanatical mah jong player.

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