The Locket
By (Author) Jessica Blair
Little, Brown Book Group
Piatkus Books
7th April 2011
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
823.914
Paperback
384
Width 110mm, Height 177mm, Spine 25mm
182g
When Emily Thornton discovers a will linked with the murder of a sea captain in Hull in the 1860's, she is determined to discover what happened - but a vital witness is missing. So, Emily enlists the help of Thomas Laycock, a young man who has come to Hull to open his own detective agency.
As the pair travel to Middlesborough and Whitby, the investigation unfolds, and their attention is brought to a locket worn by a mysterious young woman. Emily and Thomas are convinced that this is a crucial link in the case. Can they unravel the meaning behind this unusual locket And escape the danger following them every step of the way . . .Jessica Blair grew up in Middlesbrough, trained as a teacher and now lives in Ampleforth. She became a full-time writer in 1977 and has written more than 50 books under various pseudonyms.