Leeds. April, 1824.  Wealthy engineer Joseph Clark employs thief-taker Simon Westow to find the men who stole the buried corpse of Catherine Jordan, his employee’s daughter.

Simon is stunned and horrified to realize there’s a gang of bodysnatchers in Leeds. He needs to discover who bought Catherine’s body and where it is now. As he hunts for answers, he learns that a number of corpses have vanished from graveyards in the town. Can Simon and his assistant Jane bring the brutal, violent Resurrection men who are selling the dead to medical schools to justice and give some peace to the bereft families?

Kirkus Reviews called it “An action-packed mystery that provides interesting historical details about despicable crimes”. You can read the entire piece here.

In a starred review (!), Publishers Weekly said it was “excellent” and “Nickson keeps the story line intriguing despite the focus on a crime other than murder as he further develops his leads. This gritty and surprise-filled mystery will enthrall both newcomers and series fans”. Everything is here.

Yorkshire Bylines has a stunning review. Read it all here, but this is the conclusion: “The Dead Will Rise explores the relationships between the three main characters which only adds to what is an excellent new addition to a series by a brilliant writer at the peak of his craft. It is dark, it is disturbing, but it is also hugely enjoyable”

Booklist says “Nickson’s richly authentic descriptions of life in nineteenth-century Britain combine with a grisly plot and
characters who jump off the page.” I’ll take that!