The Best Yet?
This is a wonderful review to receive. Booklist, a publication that’s influential with librarians (and bookseller) in the US, praised the Simon Westow series as “a real find for historical-mystery fans.” That’s sumptuous enough paise, but the reviewer concludes: “Brimming with Nickson’s trademark period details, memorable characters, and realistic portrayal of life in nineteenth-century England—but also filled with frightening twists, bloody violence, suspense, and danger—this may just be Nickson’s best Simon Westow book yet.”
Best Simon Westow yet? I’ll gladly take that! A reader who’s read it – maybe through NetGalley where it’s available, hint hint – also thought it was the best yet.
Maybe I’m doing something right. Well, there has to be a first time.
If you’re not on NetGalley, you can pre-order the book, which comes out September 3, or ask your library to order in a copy. Believe me, it would all be gratefully received.
If I may, one final request. If you’d care to leave a review somewhere, that would be wonderful.
Thank you.
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Love all your books. Haven't read any of the Westow series yet, as have been working my way first of all the Richard Nottingham novels and i'm working through the Tom Harper novels. Although i am not Leeds born, i have lived and worked most of my life in Leeds, so I recognise all the street names etc. - and it's great when reading to visualise everything in my mind's eye.
Well, thank you. Richard and family have always been special to me. I can't walk along Kirkgate without thinking of him making the same journey every day. And as for Richard and Annabelle, they're both thoroughly alive. I was on the bus going past the old Victoria the other week and wondered what Annabelle would make of Sheepscar now before I remembered that she's my creation!I hope you like Simon, Jane, Rosie and the others when you get to them.
I know i will not be let down. I love them all. I think Annabelle would get a "shock" seeing the change in Sheepscar today. Keep up the good work!
