A Knife in Darkness Chapter One

A Knife in Darkness Chapter One

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The distant Scottish spa town of Ballater seems a world away from the stylish and familiar streets of Georgian Edinburgh, but recently married Hippolyta Napier is making a new life amidst its dark woods and pure, flowing waters. But suspicion, intrigue and death await both inside and outside her new home, and the forces of nature take few prisoners.

The first in the Hippolyta Napier murder mystery series set in mid 19th century Scotland.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Knife-Darkness-Hippolyta-Napier-Book-ebook/dp/B01N1K4683/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1546274949&sr=1-1&keywords=lexie+conyngham+a+knife+in+darkness

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