The Silver Thread

The Silver Thread

by KylieFitzpatrick (Author)

Synopsis

To the disgrace of his family, an illustrious London shipping merchant has taken his own life. But his niece Rhia Mahoney believes her uncle has been murdered to conceal the secrets of his trading partners. And as she begins to investigate his death, her fears are realized when she is arrested for a crime she didn't commit.

Convict Michael Kelly's sentence is almost ended, but his plans are interrupted when a woman he has known since childhood, Rhia Mahoney, arrives in Sydney harbour aboard a prison hulk. And Michael cannot allow the men who falsely imprisoned him to condemn this young woman to the same fate...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 496
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Published: 01 May 2013

ISBN 10: 1908800593
ISBN 13: 9781908800596

Media Reviews
'A novel of genuine power and conviction' The Sunday Times.
'impressively researched and closely imagined. An exciting, spirited and ambitious tale' Andrew Miller, Costa-award winning author of Pure.
'Fitzpatrick's world is well-researched and many-hued, filled with references that enrich the reader's experience' For Books' Sake.
Author Bio

Kylie Fitzpatrick was born in Denmark and grew up in England, America and Australia. She has worked as a researcher and script editor and now teaches creative writing at Bath Spa University. She is the author of The Silver Thread, Tapestry and The Secret of the Ninth Stone, and has been published in eleven languages.