Promoting an author writing Victorian crime and murder novels, with a timeline in 19th century Leicester -'The Borough Boys' series. Book one, 'Jack Ketch's Puppets', introducing Samson Shepherd. Book two, 'Death lurks in Cock Muck Hill'. Book three, 'Without Fear or Favour'. New works always in progress.
Monday 27 April 2015
An A - Z of Victorian Crime and Culture - R is for...
R is for - Rookeries... the area to the North of Belgrave Gate in Leicester was known to many as this. An area of cramped, poor housing, with many people living in 1 up and 1 down hovels, or at the other end, sharing rooms in large common lodging houses. This is the focus of books 1 and 2 in the Borough Boys series, and what a hard place to exist!
R is for - Racket... an illegal or illicit enterprise, normally attributed with gambling or cheating.
R is for - Rozzer... another slang name for a constable.
R is for - Rumbumptious... haughty or pugilistic - game for a fight. There are several such characters throughout my series.
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A short promotion - Book four - 'A few silver threads'
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