The Crooked Spire
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    Nov-2013
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    Print / eBook
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    Historical Mystery
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    264
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1361: Orphaned by the Black Death, all young John has left are the tools his father, a carpenter, leaves behind. Before long, however, John realises that he too has a way with wood; it speaks to him and he can make it do what he wants. Leaving the poverty and plague in Leeds behind, John travels to Chesterfield, where he finds work erecting the spire of the new church. But no sooner does he begin than the master carpenter is murdered and John himself becomes a suspect.To prove his innocence John must help the coroner in his search for the killer, a quest that brings him up against some powerful enemies in a town where he is still a stranger and friends are few. Chris Nickson brilliantly evokes the feeling of time and place in this story of corruption and murder.
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EDITIONS
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    • First Edition
    • May-2014
    • History Press Limited, The
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 0752499173
    • ISBN13: 9780752499178
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    • Nov-2013
    • The History Press
    • eBook (Kindle)
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    • Nov-2013
    • The History Press
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 0752499610
    • ISBN13: 9780752499611
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    • May-2014
    • The Mystery Press
    • eBook (Kindle)



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