Welcome to the world of Tessa Blackthorn
York is a city that keeps its stories well. Ancient streets, quiet corners and forgotten histories exist alongside everyday life, often hiding far more than they first reveal. I write intelligent contemporary crime fiction set in the heart of York. Explore my Books to meet Louise Greenwood and begin her first investigation. Through Louise Greenwood, I explore those places where intrigue lingers just beneath the surface—where the smallest discovery can change everything.
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Featured Novel
One of her students is dead. Someone knows why.
When a body is discovered beneath York’s Skeldergate Bridge, English literature lecturer Louise Greenwood is drawn into an investigation where the past refuses to stay buried. As hidden histories and present-day crimes begin to intertwine, Louise must uncover the truth before another life is lost.
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