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Amid the cotton mills of 19th century Lancashire, love and murder intertwinein this historical mystery from USA Today Bestselling author Anna Markland.
When Beatrice Parker’s father inherits a barony, she’s whisked from her quiet vicarage to the industrial north—into a world of soot and secrets. The barony estate is crumbling, and her new surroundings are nothing like the life she’s known.
Roger Sandiford is a ruthless, self-made industrialist, but even he is struggling to keep his once thriving cotton mill afloat as the threat of the ongoing cotton famine looms large. Yet after a chance meeting at the train station, he offers Bea shelter until her new home can be restored.
Their fragile connection is tested when a young boy’s body is discovered in the mill, and the ensuing murder investigation, led by Sergeant Halliwell of the local police, threatens to upend everything.
As suspicion spreads and Bea’s unwelcome suitor—a determined cousin—arrives with a marriage proposal, she and Roger must fight for both truth and their future together.
Can their love survive the growing danger around them?
Genre: Historical Mystery
When Beatrice Parker’s father inherits a barony, she’s whisked from her quiet vicarage to the industrial north—into a world of soot and secrets. The barony estate is crumbling, and her new surroundings are nothing like the life she’s known.
Roger Sandiford is a ruthless, self-made industrialist, but even he is struggling to keep his once thriving cotton mill afloat as the threat of the ongoing cotton famine looms large. Yet after a chance meeting at the train station, he offers Bea shelter until her new home can be restored.
Their fragile connection is tested when a young boy’s body is discovered in the mill, and the ensuing murder investigation, led by Sergeant Halliwell of the local police, threatens to upend everything.
As suspicion spreads and Bea’s unwelcome suitor—a determined cousin—arrives with a marriage proposal, she and Roger must fight for both truth and their future together.
Can their love survive the growing danger around them?
Genre: Historical Mystery
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