The Skeleton Army

Alis Hawkins

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Canelo Crime
04 April 2024

Historical mysteries; Thriller & suspense; Historical fiction; Fiction: special features; Criminal investigation & detection

Series: The Oxford Mysteries

Why should the devil have all the best tunes?

The Salvation Army has come prancing and singing from the slums of London to the poorest quarters of Oxford, but along with its red hot gospel preaching and music hall songs it brings a prohibition message which sparks immediate opposition and violence.

An Army soldier - an ex-drunk - is brutally killed and a note suggests that the Salvation Army's shadowy enemy, the Skeleton Army, is responsible.

With the police unwilling to come between the two forces, Non Vaughan, aspiring journalist and great hope of the Oxford women's college movement, and Basil Rice, Jesus College fellow and union-sanctioned guardian of the dead man's family, are compelled to investigate.

But as the threats from both sides escalate, resulting in a second death, Non and Basil realise that they must stop the fighting before it results in an outright war. For with the University's annual commemoration week fast approaching, the entire city could be engulfed in fire and blood...

An utterly compelling historical mystery, and a fascinating portrait of Victorian Oxford, perfect for fans of Andrew Taylor, C. J. Sansom and Antonia Hodgson.

By: Alis Hawkins
Imprint: Canelo Crime
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 33mm
ISBN: 9781804367148
ISBN 10: 1804367141
Series: The Oxford Mysteries
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 04 April 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

A former speech and language therapist and current freelance writer and editor, Alis Hawkins is a founding member of Welsh crime writers’ collective, Crime Cymru, and chair of Wales’s only crime fiction festival, Gŵyl CRIME CYMRU Festival. She has twice been shortlisted for the CWA's Historical Dagger.

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The Skeleton Army

Alis Hawkins

$39.99

Hardback

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