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The High Adventure
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerHistorical Fiction
ISBN13: 9781667670300
Publisher: Wildside Press
Published: Aug 20 2026
Pages: 286
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.71 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A headstrong young heir has spent his twenty-four years earning a reputation for brawling and defiance. When his guardian finally orders him shipped off to the Brazils, he refuses, instead packing a knapsack and setting out on foot across the English countryside-driven by a darker purpose than mere rebellion. Sixteen years ago his father died in what was called a duel, but he suspects murder, and the man responsible has never been found.
His journey quickly becomes a high adventure, shadowed by sudden violence and whispered secrets. Accidents that are not accidents, a stolen pocketbook, and enemies who lurk behind affable smiles push him toward the truth about his family's past. Along the way he crosses paths with a canny Bow Street Runner whose help may be invaluable-if he can be trusted.
Now, as the noose tightens around the inheritance, he must decide how much he is willing to risk to unmask a killer who has already waited sixteen years to strike again.
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