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Hazel Taylor
@hazeltaylor
Independent writer working mainly in historical fiction, with an interest in craft, books and the practical side of publishing.
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About the writer
Hazel Taylor writes historical fiction and drama. Their interests range from character and story structure to editing, formatting and the practical realities of independent publishing.
The interesting part usually begins where the easy answer stops.
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Stories by Hazel Taylor
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The Ledger of Ash
In 1816, after a fire destroys part of a London counting house, a junior clerk discovers that the firm's books have been altered to hide a long-running fraud. He is forced to choose between protecting the family that employs him and exposing a truth that could ruin them all, while the city around him turns rumours into certainty. The story follows his attempt to trace the missing money through dockside warehouses, private correspondence and the brittle code of respectability.
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