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The stifling summer of 1826, the death of a young man in Hyde Park uncovers a web of blackmail and corruption so far-reaching that even the redoubtable Constable Sam Plank is shocked. A Quaker charity hides a terrible secret, a dangerous enmity is growing between London’s hackney carriage drivers and its watermen, and fraternal loyalty is tested to its limits. Susan Grossey’s third Sam Plank novel plunges the magistrates’ constable, his determined wife Martha and his protégé William Wilson into a dark and desperate world.

In 1897 in Auvers-sur-Oise, France the disturbed Dutch artist, Vincent Van Gogh went out into a field to paint and was shot in the abdomen. He died two days later, from what they say was suicide... .Over a century later, despite the mystery of his missing materials, evidence of a stunning discovery emerged. Van Gogh’s final and incomplete painting had apparently survived. A suspenseful mystery weaving the historical facts of Van Gogh’s death, and his final painting, effortlessly through a work of fiction.

Even a city that boasts three hundred days of sunshine a year has its sudden, often violent storms—and writers have long taken advantage of that metaphor. Renowned authors Katherine Anne Porter, Jack Kerouac, Stephen King, Rex Burns, Robert Greer, Michael Connelly, and Kali Fajardo-Anstine—among many others—have brilliantly portrayed this picturesque but often merciless city. Today, Denver is home to a thriving literary scene, with writers of all stripes finding inspiration in its people and streets. The authors and stories featured in Denver Noir are no exception....