Death and the Chevalier

As the Young Pretender and his Jacobite army approach, Coroner Titus Cragg must solve a brutal murder -and prevent himself being executed for the crime.

November, 1745. Preston, Lancashire. Rumours abound that Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender, has landed in Scotland, intent on marching south to claim the English throne. Meanwhile, a headless body is discovered in an icy pond. Coroner Titus Cragg thinks he has a lead when a head is eventually found - only to discover that it belongs to a different body. Could there be a connection to the approaching rebel army? Or is someone using the Highlanders' invasion as a cover-up for murder?

As simmering tensions, conflicting loyalties and open hostilities split the town, Cragg finds himself arrested for murder. In order to clear his name and escape execution by firing squad, Titus must team up with his old friend, Dr Luke Fidelis, to expose the real killer.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Severn House Publishers
Published: 04/07/2020
ISBN: 9780727889201
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2020
Publishers Weekly 02/10/2020
Booklist 04/01/2020 pg. 26