Theft of Life

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London, 1785. When the body of a West Indies planter is found pegged out
in the grounds of St Paul's Cathedral, suspicion falls on one of the
victim's former slaves, who was found with his watch on the London
streets. But it seems the answer is not that simple. The impact of the
planter's death brings tragedy for Francis Glass, a freed slave now
working as a bookseller and printer in the city, and a painful reminder
of the past for William Geddings, Harriet Westerman's senior footman.
Harriet is reluctant to be drawn in to the difficult and powerful world
of the slave trade, but she and her friend, reclusive anatomist Gabriel
Crowther, begin to understand the dark secrets hidden by the respectable
reputation of London's slave owners. Together, they negotiate the
interests of the British government, the secrets of the plantation
owners, and a network of alliances stretching across the Atlantic. And
they must confront the uncomfortable truth that some people are willing
to do great evil when they believe their cause to be just.