Simon Westow, the city''s unwavering thief-taker, must confront betrayal, history and murder in this gritty page-turner set in nineteenth-century Leeds.
Leeds, May 1825. Thief-taker Simon Westow is hired by Sir Robert Foley to find four silver cups stolen by his servant. The cups are a family treasure, crafted by local silversmith Arthur Mangey over a century before.
Meanwhile, Simon has also been invited to witness the demolition of Middle Row, where Mangey reputedly had a secret workshop for coin clipping, the very crime he was hanged for in 1696. Is it a coincidence or a terrible omen? Simon''s curiosity swiftly turns to horror when he discovers Foley''s servant lying dead in the clandestine room.
How can a long-dead criminal be involved in the servant''s demise? Simon needs all the help he can get from his assistant Jane and deadly prot- Sally to navigate the twisted path from history to the present amidst the growing number of dead bodi
