A Case of Life and Limb: The Trials of Gabriel Ward

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“I was immediately besotted . . . Brilliant.” -Janice Hallett, internationally bestselling author of The Appeal

All is calm, all is bright . . . until reluctant sleuth barrister Gabriel Ward is tasked with finding the culprit of yet another grisly crime in the Inner Temple.

Christmas Eve, 1901. Gabriel Ward KC is hard at work on a thorny libel case involving London’s most famous music hall star, Topsy Tillotson, and its most notorious tabloid newspaper, the Nation’s Voice, but the Inner Temple remains as quiet and calm as ever. Quiet, that is, until a severed hand arrives in the post.

While the hand’s recipient, Temple Treasurer Sir William Waring, is rightfully shaken, Gabriel is filled with curiosity. Who would want to send such a thing? And why? But as more parcels arrive-one with fatal consequences-Gabriel realizes that it is not Sir William who is the target, but the Temple itself.

Someone is holding a grudge that has already led to at least one death. Now it’s up to Gabriel, and Constable Wright of the City of London Police, to find out who, before an old death leads to a new murder.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Raven Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 18, 2025
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1639737170
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1639737178
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.05 x 9.7 inches
Book 2 of 3 ‏ : ‎ The Trials of Gabriel Ward
Best Sellers Rank: #94,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #305 in Historical Mystery #700 in Amateur Sleuths #1,238 in Cozy Mysteries (Books)
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