Stolen Innocents

The story

The murder of John Gill casts a long shadow over Victorian Bradford. As public anxiety grows, William Barrett becomes caught in a case where suspicion threatens to outrun evidence.

Withers and Rimmington pursue answers amid rumour and pressure, while the story asks what happens to ordinary people when the need for certainty becomes more powerful than the available facts.

Historical background

Inspired by the real John Gill murder case in Bradford in 1888. The novel brings historical research together with fictional storytelling.