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Cold Cruel Winter (Richard Nottingham #2)
by
Chris Nickson (Goodreads Author)
Second in the highly-acclaimed Richard Nottingham historical mystery series 1732. Richard Nottingham, Constable of the City of Leeds, is grieving the death of his daughter, but he must rouse himself from his lethargy when the body of wealthy wool merchant Samuel Graves is discovered, his throat slit, the skin razed from his back. Why would the killer want Graves’ skin? Whe...more
Hardcover, 224 pages
Published
September 1st 2011
by Creme de la Crime
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It's not just that I used to be married to the Leedsman author that makes me say this is a scintillatingly good read. And I have a hard time with most historical mysteries (for example, I eventually gave up on Anne Perry even though I quite liked her books for awhile). The authors of such tend to adopt a serious, rather plodding style. Chris's first book in this series started out with a bit of that plodding nature but soon broke out of it. My only reservation, the only thing that keeps that fin...more
Cold Cruel Winter is the second in the Richard Nottingham series by Chris Nickson. The novel focuses on the events that take place during the winter months drawing the reader into the harsh reality of winter life in 1732 where poor and rich alike had to endure the discomforts that this season brings. A couple of new characters are added to the mix and a couple are taken away but the majority of those that were introduced in the first novel remain. Be prepared to despair, rejoice and commiserate...more
Chris Nickson has done it again with his latest historical mystery, Cold Cruel Winter, starring Constable Richard Nottingham. During the horrible, cold winter of 1732 in Leeds it seems everyone in the city has lost a loved one and that includes the Constable himself, but as the winter starts to end even more evil arrives in the form of a sadistic killer and it's the job of Nottingham and his deputy to find him before he kills again.
Nickson paints a picture so clear you feel the cold and eventual...more
Nickson paints a picture so clear you feel the cold and eventual...more
Nice book. I enjoyed the author's depiction of the grittiness of historical Leeds in the winter. The story took back seat to the setting, and, in this case, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that
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This is the second in the Richard Nottingham series. A thoroughly enjoyable read...even better than the first one...'the Broken Token'.
I really enjoyed this book, in spite of the way home life and the women were depicted. The Constable, his Deputy, and even the Constable's boy all had ministering angels at home. (One point about daughter Emily, though: who the heck does not know how to sweep?!). These of course are not really part of the main story, which revolves around the hunt for a sadistic killer, whose identity -- but not whereabouts -- we learn early on. So it's not a whodunnit type of mystery; it's more about how to fin...more
love historical fiction! learned a lot about leeds, england of olde.
This was great, nicely paced and intriguing enough to keep you going.
This book is a must read! Five stars is not enough. I look forward to reading the next book by Chris Nickson.
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I'm a novelist and music journalist, the author of the Richard Nottingham series of mysteries, sets in 1730s Leeds.
Over the years I've written a number of quickie bios, but other than the novels, my real joy is the novels.
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Over the years I've written a number of quickie bios, but other than the novels, my real joy is the novels.
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Nov 30, 2011 05:17am