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The Body in the Ice
The Body in the Ice: A dark and compelling historical murder mystery | AJ MacKenzie
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Christmas Day, Kent, 1796 On the frozen fields of Romney Marsh stands New Hall; silent, lifeless, deserted. In its grounds lies an unexpected Christmas offering: a corpse, frozen into the ice of a horse pond. It falls to the Reverend Hardcastle, justice of the peace in St Mary in the Marsh, to investigate. But with the victim's identity unknown, no murder weapon and no known motive, it seems like an impossible task. Working along with his trusted friend, Amelia Chaytor, and new arrival Captain Edward Austen, Hardcastle soon discovers there is more to the mystery than there first appeared. With the arrival of an American family torn apart by war and desperate to reclaim their ancestral home, a French spy returning to the scene of his crimes, ancient loyalties and new vengeance combine to make Hardcastle and Mrs Chaytor's attempts to discover the secret of New Hall all the more dangerous. The Body in the Ice, with its unique cast of characters, captivating amateur sleuths and a bitter family feud at its heart, is a twisting tale that vividly brings to life eighteenth-century Kent and draws readers into its pages.
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Old Lottie Strange was brought before him, charged with intoxication and bad behaviour in a public place. ‘Why pick on me?‘ shouted Lottie, her one remaining front tooth shining yellow in the light. ‘Every bugger in the town was drunk that night! ‘Course they were, there was a run on! People were pissing gin!‘ ‘Don‘t answer back to the magistrate,‘ warned the clerk of the court. ‘You can fuck off and all!‘ snapped Lottie.

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