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Theft of Life
(2014)(The fifth book in the Crowther and Westerman series)
A novel by Imogen Robertson
The electrifying new historical thriller featuring Harriet Westerman and Gabriel Crowther
London, 1785: When the body of a former West Indies planter is found staked out by St Paul's Cathedral, suspicion falls at once on a runaway slave. But the answer is not that simple. The planter's death brings tragedy for Francis Glass, a freed slave working as a bookseller, and a painful reminder of the past for William Geddings, senior footman in the household of unconventional widow Harriet Westerman.
Harriet is reluctant to confront the powerful world of the slave trade but she and her friend, anatomist Gabriel Crowther, must face its shameful truths - and the fact that much of Britain's wealth is built on wilful destruction of human life. The secrets of London's slave owners reveal a network of alliances across the capital. And while some people will risk everything to preserve their reputation, some acts can never be forgiven.
Genre: Historical Mystery
London, 1785: When the body of a former West Indies planter is found staked out by St Paul's Cathedral, suspicion falls at once on a runaway slave. But the answer is not that simple. The planter's death brings tragedy for Francis Glass, a freed slave working as a bookseller, and a painful reminder of the past for William Geddings, senior footman in the household of unconventional widow Harriet Westerman.
Harriet is reluctant to confront the powerful world of the slave trade but she and her friend, anatomist Gabriel Crowther, must face its shameful truths - and the fact that much of Britain's wealth is built on wilful destruction of human life. The secrets of London's slave owners reveal a network of alliances across the capital. And while some people will risk everything to preserve their reputation, some acts can never be forgiven.
Genre: Historical Mystery
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May 2014 : UK Hardback
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March 2015 : UK Audio Cassette
March 2015 : UK Audio CD
Title: Theft Of Life
Author(s): Imogen Robertson
ISBN: 1-4450-3910-9 / 978-1-4450-3910-7 (UK edition)
Publisher: ISIS Audio Books
Availability: Amazon UK
March 2015 : UK Audio CD
Title: Theft Of Life
Author(s): Imogen Robertson
ISBN: 1-4450-3911-7 / 978-1-4450-3911-4 (UK edition)
Publisher: ISIS Audio Books
Availability: Amazon UK
May 2014 : USA Audio edition

Title: Theft of Life: Crowther & Westman, Book 5
Author(s): Imogen Robertson
Publisher: Headline Digital
Availability: Amazon
May 2014 : Canada Audio edition

Title: Theft of Life: Crowther & Westman, Book 5
Author(s): Imogen Robertson
Publisher: Headline Digital
Availability: Amazon CA
May 2014 : UK Audio edition

Title: Theft of Life: Crowther & Westman, Book 5
Author(s): Imogen Robertson
Publisher: Headline Digital
Availability: Amazon UK
Kindle Editions
May 2014 : Canada Kindle edition
May 2014 : Australia, UK Kindle edition