What We Leave Behind

by Siôn Scott-Wilson

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Pub Date May 26 2023 | Archive Date Jul 31 2023

Deixis Press

Historical Fiction

Description

A gripping tale of redemption and the power of love set against the backdrop of a historical crime-ridden London...

In this highly-anticipated sequel to Some Rise By Sin, Sammy and Facey are pulled back into the gritty world of London's criminal underworld. This time, the stakes are higher than ever as the fate of Sammy's young adopted son hangs in the balance. Coerced into the hunt for a notorious gemstone, Sammy and Facey are torn between their moral code and their desperate desire to save the boy.

As they navigate the dangerous streets of London, they are forced to confront the weight of their actions and the legacies they will leave behind. Will they make the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of the stolen child—and can they rise above the sins of their past?

Please note that this book can be read as a stand-alone novel. You don't have to have read Some Rise By Sin . . . but you will want to!

A gripping tale of redemption and the power of love set against the backdrop of a historical crime-ridden London...

In this highly-anticipated sequel to Some Rise By Sin, Sammy and Facey are pulled...

Advance Praise

‘As powerful and addictive as the first outing of Siòn Scott-Wilson’s personable Regency graverobbers, What We Leave Behind leads its reader through a beautifully-realised and immersive world of stark necessities amid exquisite squalor, conjuring its Dandy-Horses, resurrection-men and its rich, steaming London in a persuasively authentic eighteenth-century voice. This is the most pungent and rewarding thriller I expect to read this year – a sordid and electrifying triumph.’'

-ALAN MOORE

PRAISE FOR SIÔN SCOTT-WILSON

"What an impressive feat of ventriloquism! I felt I was eavesdropping on genuine 19th-century grave robbers ... I felt I was there in the rough and tumble streets of 1830s London. Grotesque, pathetic, yet with moments of poignant calm and welcome humour"

-TRACY CHEVALIER

"This book is a masterpiece ... Some Rise by Sin is a dark dark book, though often hilarious, and with a masterful voice. Buy this book immediately."

-NICK MAMATAS

"Siôn Scott-Wilson seems very much to be a writer after my own heart. Some Rise By Sin proved pretty much impossible to put down ... masterfully plotted and presented, with indelible characters."

-ALAN MOORE