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A Dangerous Justice

by John Pilkington Book 1 in the The Justice Belstrang Mysteries series.

First published 2020

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England, 1616. Former magistrate Robert Belstrang leaves his country estate for London to investigate the disappearance of Thomas Jessop, the son of a poor Catholic neighbour. He finds the young man confined in Bedlam, starving himself and refusing to speak, and discovers that attempts to secure his release provoke determined opposition.

With the help of former soldier Daniel Oldrigg, Belstrang follows the case into a Catholic underworld still shaped by the repression and suspicion that followed the Gunpowder Plot. The mystery reaches back to events of 1605 and to men who have survived by keeping old secrets buried. The first Justice Belstrang novel combines investigation with the continuing political consequences of religious conflict under James I. It was first published as Legacy.

Historical Periods

Gunpowder Plot1605 CE

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Crime & Mystery Historical Thriller

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