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A tale of greed, ambition and thwarted love in eighteenth-century LeedsJuly, 1732. On a hot summer morning, Richard Nottingham, Constable of Leeds, is called out when a young woman is found stabbed to death among the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey. In her pocket is a love note: *'-Soon we'll be together and our hearts can sing loud, my love, W.' * What happened to the maid who accompanied her mistress on her final, fatal journey? Who is the mysterious '-W' who signed the note? Nottingham must delve into the dark secrets of the rich and influential to uncover the truth.