{"product_id":"leaden-heart-book-chris-nickson-9780727888792","title":"The Leaden Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Thoughtful characterizations and a plausible, heartrending plot add up to a winner. Nickson stands in the front rank of historical mystery authors\"\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Nickson's latest and perhaps finest is a breathless race for the truth from start to finish\"\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen an old friend asks Superintendent Tom Harper for help, he finds himself drawn into a deadly web of intimidation, corruption and misery on the streets of Leeds.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeeds, England. July, 1899. The hot summer has been fairly quiet for Detective Superintendent Tom Harper and his squad, until a daring burglary occurs at an expensive Leeds address. Then his friend and former colleague, Inspector Billy Reed, asks for his help. Billy's brother, Charlie, a shopkeeper, has committed suicide. Going through Charlie's papers, Billy discovers crippling rent rises demanded by his new landlord. Could these have driven him to his death?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Harper investigates, he uncovers a web of intimidation and corruption that leads back to the mysterious North Leeds Company. Who is pulling the strings behind the scenes and bringing a new kind of misery and violence to the people of Leeds? Harper is determined to unmask the culprits, but how much blood will be shed as he tries?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49661317120273,"sku":"GOR010896199","price":4.08,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50018523742481,"sku":"GOR013837551","price":4.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50356439253265,"sku":"CIN072788879XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":50697207054609,"sku":"NGR9780727888792","price":18.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/072788879X.jpg?v=1790206283","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/leaden-heart-book-chris-nickson-9780727888792","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}