Innocents to the Slaughter
by Helen Maskew
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Pub Date 13 Dec 2018 | Archive Date 28 Feb 2019
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Description
Set against the grimness of the lives of mill workers in Bingley, West Yorkshire, the second book in the Hudson and Lawes trilogy opens in 1839 almost exactly a year after the affair at Seddon workhouse in Suffolk where the two men first met. Characters now familiar from the first in the trilogy, On the House reappear and play integral roles in the story.
Increasingly recognised as a successful investigative journalist, Ambrose Hudson is canvassed by an overseer in a woollen mill to follow up his suspicions of illegal child labour in the North-East. The man is also concerned that the heinous practice of baby farming is operating in the same area. A four-handed investigation is needed and Ambrose persuades his friend Edgar Lawes to accompany him to Bingley where the two men are quickly embroiled in undercover work and surveillance of the perpetrators of both crimes. The farming of babies for hard cash is something new to both men, and the viciousness of the criminals involved is shocking. During the investigation the friends meet an old adversary and Ambrose sets out on the beginnings of a tragic love affair.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781912618798 |
| PRICE | £3.99 (GBP) |
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Featured Reviews
Mon P, Reviewer
Set against the grimness of the lives of mill of mill workers in Bingly, West Yorkshire, the second book in the Hudson and Laws trilogy opens in 1839 almost exactly a year after the affair at Seddon workhouse in Suffolk where the two men first met. Characters now familiar from the first in the trilogy, on the house reappear and play integral roles in the story. Increasingly recongnised as a successful investigative journalist, Ambrose Hudson is convassed by an overseer in a Woollen mill to follow up his suspicions of illegal child labor in the North-East. The man is also concerned that the heinous practice of baby farming is operating in the same area. During the investigation the friends meet an old adversary and Ambrose sets out on the beginnings of a tragic love affair.
rebecca b, Reviewer
Even though it is the second book in the trilogy, you do not necessarily have to have read the first to follow the story.
The characters were developed well & there was a good amount of mystery where you were always guessing what might happen next.
Set in Victorian Britain, it was interesting to see how the author underpins the importance of women keeping the families together and the struggles which faced those having to send their children to work.
It was well-written & I wouldn’t hesitate to read the final instalment!
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