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Tim Vicary

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Tim Vicary is an author and a recently retired university teacher from the university of York, England. His legal thrillers about a tough British barrister, Sarah Newby, have been compared to the works of John Grisham and Scott Turow. The second book in the series, A Fatal Verdict, was awarded a B.R.A.G Medallion for an outstanding independent novel, and the third book, Bold Counsel, was awarded the Awesome Indies Seal of Excellence. He is currently writing a fourth book in the series, entitled Broken Alibi.

His four historical novels have also won praise. Nobody's Slave, a novel about the Elizabethan slave trade, won first prize in the young adult category of the Kindle Book awards 2014. His three other historical novels, Cat & Mouse, The
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Today was a beautiful autumn morning, clear blue sky, dew on the grass, so I took my kindle into the garden and sat in the sun, reading. It was a good book, The Crown, by Nancy Bilyeau, and I’m recovering from a cold and feeling sorry for myself, so it seemed like the perfect convalescence.

But then I made a marvelous discovery. You know those very small, delicate spiders’ webs that you see in the

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Published on February 25, 2021 04:25
Average rating: 3.8 · 11,457 ratings · 1,605 reviews · 89 distinct worksSimilar authors
A Game of Proof (The Trials...

4.08 avg rating — 2,398 ratings — published 1992 — 5 editions
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The Elephant Man

3.67 avg rating — 1,207 ratings — published 1983 — 25 editions
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Nobody's Slave

3.90 avg rating — 1,003 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions
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A Fatal Verdict (The Trials...

4.21 avg rating — 673 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions
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Bold Counsel (The Trials of...

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The Blood upon the Rose (Wo...

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White Death

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Cat And Mouse (Women of Cou...

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"All 3 books in the series were excellent but Broken Alibi was the best. Kept you in the edge of your seat. I couldn’t put the book down . Would highly recommend "
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"I have thoroughly enjoyed this series and hope that there will be more. Sarah is a flawed but interesting character."
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"Exciting read, well written and thought out. Really enjoyed the whole series and hoping for another. Interesting to read a crime novel from a different perspective. The characters were easy to feel involved with and like. "
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“few slaves had been captured;”
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“twenty, thirty paces without stopping or turning — that was”
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Douglas Wickard Tim, thank you for your Goodreads friendship!
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