'Leo Stanhope is a wonderful creation, his world atmospheric and terrifying, and his own story as powerful and enthralling as the mysteries he investigates' Sam Blake
The second book in the acclaimed historical crime series, following on from the Richard & Judy Book Club 2019 pick, The House on Half Moon Street
It’s been a year since Leo Stanhope lost the woman he loved, and came closing to losing his own life. Now, more than ever, he is determined to keep his head down and stay safe, without risking those he holds dear. But Leo’s hopes for peace and security are shattered when the police unexpectedly arrive at his lodgings: a woman has been found murdered at a club for anarchists, and Leo’s address is in her purse. When Leo is taken to the club by the police, he is shocked to discover there a man from his past, a man who knows Leo's birth identity. And if Leo does not provide him with an alibi for the night of the woman's killing, he is going to share this information with the authorities.
If Leo's true identity is unmasked, he will be thrown into an asylum, but if he lies... will he be protecting a murderer?
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The latest Leo Stanhope case, The Blood Flower, is available to pre-order now - out July 2022!
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- ISBN10 1526604167
- ISBN13 9781526604163
- Publish Date 2 May 2019
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 28 January 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint Raven Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 384
- Language English