Dark Steel Death (Tom Harper Mystery)

As so many give their lives in the trenches, Deputy Chief Constable Tom Harper and his men are working harder than ever to catch a saboteur running loose on the streets of Leeds - and their investigation takes a dark twist with two shootings. With his back against the wall and the war effort at stake, Harper can't afford to fail.

Reviews

Nickson does his usual superb job of evoking the period and . . . reinforces his place in the front rank of historical mystery authors * Publishers Weekly Starred Review *

Highlighting the terrible effects of war and featuring a good balance of
historical ambience . . . this one is a sure bet for the PBS crowd, who love their British historical mysteries
* Booklist *
A gritty police procedural with well-drawn characters * Kirkus Reviews *
A fast-paced, thrilling read * Yorkshire Bylines *
An engaging central character and an author who uses a light touch to convincingly recreate a place and period * Morning Star *
Nickson does a superb job using the grim living and working conditions for the city's poor as a backdrop for a memorable and affecting plot. James Ellroy fans will be enthralled * Publishers Weekly Starred Review of The Blood Covenant *
A realistic, well-written historical procedural that will draw fans of Charles Todd's Ian Rutledge mysteries * Booklist on Brass Lives *
Solid . . . a convincing portrait of pre-WWI Leeds. Historical procedural fans will be pleased * Publishers Weekly on Brass Lives *
Harper's ninth case is an excellent mystery buoyed by characters you care about * Kirkus Reviews on Brass Lives *
Superior . . . Even minor characters are fully fleshed out in this trip down the mean streets of early 20th-century Leeds. Nickson's consistent high quality across multiple series continues to impress * Publishers Weekly Starred Review of The Molten City *