Blackstone on Broadway
by Richard Falkirk, Derek Lambert
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Pub Date Apr 14 2017 | Archive Date Aug 03 2017
Description
In Blackstone on Broadway, the Bow Street Runner pits his wits against the criminals of New York, in search of Captain Kidd's treasure.
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An exquisite ruby lay on a piece of velvet between Edmund Blackstone, Bow Street Runner, and a nervous Mr Fogarty, the well-known London jewel fence.
'Now, Fogarty,' said Blackstone. 'Suppose you tell me everything you know about the ruby.'
Fogarty did not at first speak, but opened a drawer in the table with trembling hands and took out a scroll of parchment. 'This is a copy of the inventory of a vessel named the Quedah, an Armenian merchant ship that was captured on 30 January 1698.'
Blackstone ran his finger down the list and stopped when he came to an item referring to the ruby. He looked up. 'And who captured her?'
'Captain Kidd,' Fogarty said.
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The search for Captain Kidd's fabulous treasure is on and Blackstone, the Bow Street Runner, follows the trail from London's underworld to the raw, exciting city of early nineteenth-century New York.
Once again he finds himself working on both sides of the law, with allies and enemies alike amongst criminals and the police force.
Despite the help of the emancipated Fanny Campbell, the odds against him are enormous, but then so is the possible reward-the treasure.
Advance Praise
"Hot stuff - this Bond from the 19th century."
Daily Express
"Hot stuff - this Bond from the 19th century."
Daily Express
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781786080196 |
| PRICE | $13.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Susan M, Reviewer
Edmund Blackstone, Bow Street Runner, manages to assign himself as a consultant to the New York police but while there he is really after Captain Kidd's lost treasure.
An enjoyable story with a likeable main character, who is 'helped' in his adventure by an emancipated Fanny Campbell.
Pippa A, Reviewer
This is my first Blackstone novel, although it represents the sixth (and, so far, final) book in the series by Richard Falkirk. It was a thoroughly enjoyable read with a romp of an adventure which begins in 1820s London and progresses to New York when it was the post-War of Independence leader of American innovation.
Blackstone himself, a Bow Street Runner with a chequered past., is a cross between James Bond and Indiana Jones. In this novel he's on the trail of the pirate William Kidd's treasure. This quest is what brings him to New York and we see him moving in the circles of prominent Americans like John Jacob Astor. He connects with and adventurous young woman, named Fanny Campbell who ably proves herself Blackstone's equal when he finds himself in a few hairy situations.
I did enjoy the book but there were a few inaccuracies which didn't sit well with me. There's a mention of robins on Christmas cards in a book set in a period before they were in anyway popular. I'm nitpicking really as they didn't affect my enjoyment of the fast paced adventure. I especially enjoyed the character of Fanny Campbell, a 'modern' woman long before the Suffragettes who more than holds her own with the male characters. Her interest in hot air ballooning adds an extra twist of colour to the story that was very entertaining.
I don't know if I'll immediately seek out the other Blackstone books but this was an entertaining way to spend a few hours.
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