TBR 6: The Scent of Death

    I read Andrew Taylor's The Anatomy of Ghosts a couple of years ago and loved it (as you'll see here), so I'm delighted to have his latest book to look forward to:

     The Scent of Death is set in Manhattan in 1778, and as the last part of America under British rule, "New York is home to a swelling tide of refugees seeking justice from the British crown. Edward Savill is sent from London to investigate the claims of dispossessed loyalists, but he soon becomes embroiled in the case of a gentleman murdered in the city's notorious Canvas Town. An escaped slave hangs for the crime, but Savill is convinced they have executed the wrong man.

    Lodging with the respected Wintour family, Savill senses the mystery deepening. Judge Wintour's beautiful daughter-in-law, Arabella, hides a tragedy in her past, while his son plans a dangerous mission into enemy territory. And what of Mr. Noak, the enigmatic clerk seemingly bent on a dubious course of his own?

    One thing is clear - the killing in Canvas Town was just the start of a trail of murder, and it's leading directly to Savill ..."

Comments

[adele geras]

I think the cover is rather underwhelming...soz, publishers. I now think every book should be given the Holly Macdonald treatment. Have you read the Roth trilogy? Those books are BRILLIANT!! And now published together in one omnibus edition, I think.

[Cornflower]

It's not obvious from the picture but the Matthew Reynolds cover is very good and striking in the flesh (there's an actual hole in the apple which lets you look through to the images on the endpaper/French flap.
I haven't read the Roth trilogy but shall rush now and add them to my wish list!

[Dorothy]

You are good to do this; giving us these snapshots is a great way to get these books in front of potential readers. It is also a clever way to manage the stress that emanates from a growing TBR pile.

So a win for the authors, readers and blogger! Go Cornflower! (That last little rousing cheer tells me I have absorbed too much American culture. Let's revert to a dour Scottish "Aye well").

[Cornflower]

Aye well indeed!
Somehow it's easier to do six separate posts spread over a few hours than one post incorporating six books. I'll never manage to read everything I'm sent, but if I can at least point to books in this way, it helps spread the word - and hopefully they will all get review posts here at some time.