Walthamstow, 1902: Archie and his police sergeant pal Frank Tyrell investigate the disappearance of teenage Lilian and the discovery of a corpse in the River Lea - Eleanor 'Nell' Redfern. Did her father's ambitious plans to marry her to a rail magnate cause her to run away to her watery doom? And what about Lilian Steggles, a star swimmer with her eye on the 1908 Olympics - what prompted her to disappear from home and where is she now? Archie uses his artistic skills to identify Nell and thence to track down her story and that of the other victims of a dastardly scheme to exploit young girls for the benefit of lascivious older men.
Shades of Deception by Jacqueline Jacques was published in paperback on 1 October 2020 by Honno Welsh Women's Press.
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 AUTHOR Jacqueline was born on Anglesey and brought up in Walthamstow, where many of her stories are set. She is a retired primary school teacher, now living in Buckhurst Hill, Essex. She has published three books with Piatkus - Someone to Watch Over Me, Wrong Way Up The Slide and A Lazy Eye. This is her fifth book for Honno, which combine her love of writing with her other interests: art and social history. Twitter @jacqjacq70  |
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