Death Comes Hot

London. May, 1556. Hal Westmecott reckons Jack Blackjack owes him a favour, and orders Jack to track down his long-lost son - and although it seems an impossible task, Jack''s in no position to refuse. But as his search progresses, Jack comes to realize he is an unwitting pawn in a mesh of schemes dreamed up by the most powerful people in England.

Jack Blackjack''s search for an executioner''s son ensnares him in a fiendish mesh of schemes in this lively Tudor mystery.

London. May, 1556. Hal Westmecott, one of the city''s most feared executioners, reckons Jack Blackjack owes him a favour - and now he''s come to collect his dues. Hal has ordered Jack to track down his long-lost son and, although Jack believes he''s been set an impossible task, he''s in no position to refuse.

But when Jack''s search draws him to the attention of a ruthless nobleman, a dead priest''s vengeful brother and finally to a bloodstained body in a filthy lodging house, he comes to realize he is an unwitting pawn in a mesh of schemes dreamed up by the most powerful people in England. Just who is a friend, who is a foe - and will Jack escape with his life intact?

• | Author: Michael Jecks
• | Publisher: Canongate Books
• | Publication Date: Jun 24, 2021
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9781780291765
• | ISBN-10: 1780291760