The Ledbury Lamplighters

AN EVOCATIVE VICTORIAN DETECTIVE STORY FULL OF CLEVER TWISTS Christmas Eve, 1888. A mysterious stranger arrives in the small Herefordshire market town of Ledbury. He offers a solicitor, Anthony Midwinter, a generous sum to look after a package for him until spring, no questions asked. THE STRANGER WARNS THAT IT MUST REMAIN SEALED OR ELSE THE VERY STABILITY OF ENGLAND WILL COME UNDER THREAT. New Year’s Eve. The Ledbury Lamplighters see out the year with a public ceremony extinguishing the town's lamps, a local tradition. A PROMINENT LOCAL BUSINESSMAN IS BRUTALLY MURDERED IN FULL VIEW OF THE REVELLERS. Detective Inspector Samuel Ravenscroft is reunited with his old friend and colleague, Constable Tom Crabb. They unravel a sequence of events that threatens the very political and social stability of the country. Meanwhile, the man known as the Whitechapel Murderer, returns from exile to carry out one final assignment for his new masters . . . THEIR MOST DANGEROUS ADVENTURE YET. Perfect for fans of M.R.C. Kasasian, E.S. Thomson, Oscar DeNuriel or Karen Charlton MEET THE DETECTIVE Inspector Samuel Ravenscroft, unmarried and over forty, is a detective in the Whitechapel branch of the Metropolitan Police. Painfully asthmatic, he is overlooked by his superiors in favour of his pushier colleagues. But Ravenscroft wants to prove himself and strives to overcome his physical limitations. His tools are forthright questioning, close examination of the evidence and personal intuition. He often finds that the solutions to crimes are buried deep in the past. With his trusty Bradshaw, Ravenscroft and his colleague Constable Tom Crabb, travel around the Three Counties, overlooked by the Malvern Hills, bringing criminals to justice. KERRY TOMBS was born near Birmingham, but grew up in various locations in north Worcestershire. After a career teaching in both England and Australia, he moved to Malvern in 1982, where he became a local genealogist, lecturer and bookseller. WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE LEDBURY LAMPLIGHTERS “Another brilliant read by Kerry Tombs” Tina “Kept me guessing until the very end. Loved it.” Sharon “A must read for lovers of British Crime mysteries.” Brian INSPECTOR RAVENSCROFT DETECTIVE MYSTERIES SERIES Book 1: The Malvern Murders Book 2: The Worcester Whisperers Book 3: The Ledbury Lamplighters Book 4: The Tewkesbury Tomb* Book 5: The Droitwich Deceivers* Book 6: The Pershore Poisoners* Book 7: The Upton Undertakers* Book 8: The Herefordshire Hangman* Book 9: The Bromsgrove Bookseller* * Coming soon