The Blood Covenant

CHRIS NICKSON THE BLOOD COVENANT Leeds. November, 1823. When a doctor from the infirmary tells thief—taker Simon Westow about the brutal deaths of two young boys at the hands of a mill overseer, Simon's painful memories of his childhood reawaken. Unable to sleep, he goes for a walk — and stumbles upon the body of a young man being pulled from the river. Simon and his assistant, Jane, are drawn into investigating the deaths, seeking a measure of justice for the powerless dead. But the pursui...