The Black Thread

by Margaret Muir

Amy longs to meet the father who had left home before she was born but when Amos Dodd appears on the doorstep, one wet afternoon, her dreams are shattered. He is not the rich adventurer she had expected, but a sadistic killer recently released from Armley jail. When her mother dies, Amy knows that if she is to survive, she must escape her father's clutches. Walking the tow-path of the Leeds and Liverpool canal, she encounters a bargee and his wife and travels with them to Saltaire. Here she meets a young engineer from the mill and makes a shocking discovery. Determined to uncover the bitter truth about the man she hates and unravel the mystery surrounding her birth, Amy returns to Leeds. But by doing so, she steps straight back into the Lion's den. "The Black Thread" is a dramatic tale set on the Leeds and Liverpool canal in 1898.

Margaret Muir emigrated from England to Australia to raise her family. After a career in diagnostic cytology she completed a writing degree and is now a full-time author. Like her previous novel published by Hale, Sea Dust, this book draws on her love of Yorkshire and in particular the moors and village around Leeds where she grew up. You can visit her website at www.margaretmuirauthor.com