The Blackbirds of St Giles

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Some things are earned. Some things are worth fighting for

Its 1780, Daniel and his sister Pearl arrive in London with the world at their feet and their future assured. Having escaped a Jamaican sugar plantation, Daniel fought for the British in the American War of Independence and was rewarded with freedom and an inheritance.

But the city is not a place for men like Daniel and he is callously tricked and finds himself, along with his sister Pearl, in the rookeries of St Giles a warren of dark and menacing alleyways, filled with violence and poverty.

The underworld labyrinth is run by Elias, a man whose cruelty knows no bounds. But under his dangerous rule is a brotherhood of Black men, the Blackbirds of St Giles, whose intention is to set their people free.

Can Daniel use his strength, wit and the fellowship of the other Blackbirds to overthrow Elias and truly find the freedom he fought for

Author Bio

LILA CAIN is the pen name for writing duo, Kate Griffinand Marcia Hutchinson. Kate Griffin won the Faber /Stylist magazine competition with Kitty Peck and the MusicHall Murders and went on to write three more novels in theseries. Marcia Hutchinson worked as a lawyer before founding educational publishing company Primary Colours and was awarded an MBE for services to Cultural Diversity in 2010. Her solo debut novel Mercy is due for publication in summer 2025.