The Reward of Delay Podcast

Mrs Sharratt is accosted in the street by the stranger, Dudley Netherford describes High Constable Rigby’s behaviour at the undertakers and Dr Jones arrives with some horrifying information. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lichfieldmysteries.substack.com

Freelance thief-taker Samuel Kinsman and his friend and researcher Frank Barber go to the dead lawyer’s chambers, seeking any evidence that may account for his murder. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lichfieldmysteries.substack.com

Freelance thief-taker Samuel Kinsman meets with his friend and researcher Frank Barber and his newly appointed watchman, Dudley Netherford, to discuss the deaths of both local lawyer Thomnas Newton and a young French woman, Monique Vesquau who worked in his household. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lichfield...

The Reward of Delay by John Davies. Historical detective fiction set in 1789 serialised in short episodes. Ambition thwarted, reputation wrecked, marriage in tatters. Down at heel thief-taker Samuel Kinsman is dying for a fresh start. Be careful what you wish for. The mutilated body of respected local lawyer Thomas Newton is found in Lichfield’s ancient cathedral. Samuel Kinsman’s strong-minded wi...

The Reward of Delay Thief-taker Samuel Kinsman is dying for a fresh start. Be careful what you wish for ... Lichfield, May 1789. The body of lawyer Thomas Newton is found in a crate of organ pipes in one of England’s ancient cathedrals – apparently bludgeoned to death. Suspicion first falls on a young stonemason, John Forge. But long before down-at-heel thief-taker and former theogian Samuel Kinsm...

The Reward of Delay – be careful what you wish for… Marriage in tatters, reputation wrecked, ambition thwarted – freelance thief-taker and former theology student Samuel Kinsman is dying for a fresh start. The Reward of Delay is a character-led historical detective story set in 1789 about Kinsman’s investigation into the murder of a respected lawyer whose body is discovered in one of England’s anc...

A rude awakening fro Samuel. Netherford makes a disturbing discovery. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lichfieldmysteries.substack.com

The Reward of Delay unfolds in Lichfield, 1789. Across the Channel, France teeters on the brink of Revolution. At home, the Midlands Enlightenment flourishes, the Industrial Revolution roars, and in the shadow of Lichfield’s cathedral a terrible crime is committed: the mutilated body of a respected lawyer is found within its ancient walls. Enter Samuel Kinsman — former Bow Street Runner, now a thi...

New and only on Substack! This brand-new historical detective story, now being serialised on Substack, places none other than Dr Johnson’s former manservant, Francis Barber, at the centre of a thrilling mystery. Recent research has revealed him to be one of Britain's first black policeman. The Reward of Delay unfolds in Lichfield, 1789. Across the Channel, France teeters on the brink of Revolution...

The Reward of Delay by John Davies. Historical detective fiction set in 1789 serialised in short episodes. Ambition thwarted, reputation wrecked, marriage in tatters. Down at heel thief-taker Samuel Kinsman is dying for a fresh start. Be careful what you wish for. The mutilated body of respected local lawyer Thomas Newton is found in Lichfield’s ancient cathedral. Samuel Kinsman’s strong-minded wi...

Gun-runners, spies, and a mutilated corpse in Lichfield Cathedral. Can thief taker Samuel Kinsman uncover the truth? Set in 1789 Lichfield, The Reward of Delay is a gripping new historical detective story, now serialised on Substack. France is on the brink of Revolution. The Midlands Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution are reshaping society. When a respected lawyer is found murdered in Lichfie...

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T he Reward of Delay – stylish historical detective fiction by John Davies. There’ll be no reward of delay for the publisher who doesn’t pick up this little beauty, writes Lorraine Gilmour, from London, for here is historical detective fiction right in tune with the concerns and fascinations of today’s readers. It’s a simple idea and a niche in time and place - and in the market - that no other de...

The Reward of Delay – stylish historical detective fiction by John Davies. There’ll be no reward of delay for the publisher who doesn’t pick up this little beauty, writes Lorraine Gilmour, from London, for here is historical detective fiction right in tune with the concerns and fascinations of today’s readers. It’s a simple idea and a niche in time and place - and in the market - that no other det...

Lichfield, England, 1789. Enter Samuel Kinsman, former theology student, now a thieftaker. Formerly one of Mr Fielding’s Men in London (aka a Bow Street Runner) Samuel has moved to Lichfield to escape the gang violence in the capital that threatened him, his wife Susannah and their children. Lichfield was then both a city and a county with its courts and its own constabulary known as ‘dozeners’, a...

Lichfield, England, 1789 . Enter Samuel Kinsman, former theology student, now a thieftaker. Formerly one of Mr Fielding’s Men in London (aka a Bow Street Runner). Samuel has moved to Lichfield to escape the gang violence in the capital that threatened him, his wife Susannah and their children. Lichfield is both a city and a county with its courts and its own constabulary known as ‘dozeners’, answe...

Thanks for reading The Reward of Delay! This post is public so feel free to share it. The warmth of Lichfield’s ruddy brick buildings a little way off to his left glows against the greyness of the day as Samuel strides along New Walk at the side of Minster Pool, en route via Cock Lane to Jeb Brougham’s offices in Bird Street. The trees are almost in full leaf on the limes, elms, birches and oaks t...

In the gathering storm before the French Revolution, a quiet English city is beset by intrigue, corruption and violence. Local lawyer Thomas Newton is found murdered in Lichfield’s ancient cathedral. With help from his watchman, Dudley Netherford, and from his friend and researcher, Frank Barber – Dr Johnson’s former manservant and a manumitted slave – down at heel thief-taker Samuel Kinsman must...

Britain’s first black policeman? A long, long time ago, in the English Midlands, in the ancient cathedral city of Lichfield – once also a county – a competition was held every couple of years for a novel set in the city. With a view to entering the competition, I travelled to Lichfield to see what ideas might be inspired there. It was a place to which I had always been drawn for some reason. I rem...

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lichfieldmysteries.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lichfieldmysteries.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lichfieldmysteries.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lichfieldmysteries.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lichfieldmysteries.substack.com