The Thirteenth Apostle

Sheridan returns in a page-turning historical murder mystery! Perfect for fans of Andrew Taylor, S. G. MacLean, Michael Jecks and Laura Shepherd-Robinson.

A serial killer is at large in London...

1793

England is at war with France and London is teeming with spies and agents.

Pitt's Government has become increasingly repressive and poses a threat to liberal reformers like the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

Meanwhile, other terrors stalk the night streets of the city. There is a killer abroad, targeting homosexual men. Each victim has been marked with an arcane symbol carved into their brow.

When one of Sheridan's actors, Andrew, is found murdered in a Covent Garden bagnio the playwright is drawn into the murky world of hidden lives and secret liaisons as he tries to apprehend the assassin.

And as the number of victims begin to mount and someone in Sheridan's inner circle comes under attack, the need to stop the ruthless killer becomes more urgent.

Can Sheridan advocate for the victims who are scorned by most of society? Will he find justice for their untimely deaths?

Or will this new London prove the perfect breeding ground for murderous fanatics...?

The Thirteenth Apostle is the third historical murder investigation in the Richard Brinsley Sheridan Mystery Series: 18th century crime thrillers set in London at a time of Revolution.

THE RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN MYSTERY SERIES:
BOOK ONE: Harlequin Is Dead
BOOK TWO: Death's Long Shadow
BOOK THREE: The Thirteenth Apostle