Copper Script
Detective Sergeant Aaron Fowler of the Metropolitan Police doesn’t count himself a gullible man. When he encounters a graphologist who deduces people’s lives and personalities from their handwriting with impossible accuracy, he needs to find out how the trick is done. Even if that involves spending more time with the intriguing, flirtatious Joel Wildsmith than feels quite safe.
Joel’s not an admirer of the police, but DS Fowler has the most irresistible handwriting he’s ever seen. If the policeman’s tests let him spend time unnerving the handsome copper, why not play along?
But when Joel looks at a powerful man’s handwriting and sees a murderer, the policeman and the graphologist are plunged into deadly danger. Their enemy will protect himself at any cost–unless the sparring pair can come together to prove his guilt and save each other.
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Cover art by James Egan, Bookfly Design
Narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies
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References to abusive family. References to sexual abuse, rape and murder (not depicted on page). Homophobia (overt, personal and societal). Misogyny. Police misconduct. Discussion of a character’s war injury and amputation (hand).
“Copper Script has everything I love about a KJC novel: two lonely souls finding solace and deep understanding with each other while solving a murder mystery and righting wrongs.”
“As always, Charles builds the book with a rich sense of history that really develops the story nicely. This one is definitely recommended for historical fans, or those who like suspense and a dash of paranormal.”
“Copper Script is a fabulous read; clever, funny, warm, and tender, with a high-stakes plotline, a well-researched historical background and two wonderfully engaging and charismatic leads, and I recommend it wholeheartedly.”
“This was fantastic. I’ll take ten more.”