The Locket
By (Author) Jessica Blair
Little, Brown Book Group
Piatkus Books
7th April 2011
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
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.