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The murder pit  Cover Image Book Book

The murder pit / Mick Finlay.

Finlay, Mick, (author.).

Summary:

"Where evil lies buried. 1896: Sherlock Holmes has once again hit the headlines, solving mysteries for the cream of aristocracy. But among the workhouses and pudding shops of South London, private detective William Arrowood is presented with far grittier, more violent and considerably less well-paid cases. Arrowood has no doubt who is the better detective, and when Mr. and Mrs. Barclay engage him to find their estranged daughter, Birdie, he's sure it won't be long before he and his assistant, Barnett, have tracked her down. But this seemingly simple missing-person case soon turns into a murder investigation. Far from the comfort of Baker Street, Arrowood's London is a city of unrelenting cruelty, where evil is waiting to be uncovered ..."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780778369301 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: 426 pages ; 21 cm.
  • Publisher: Toronto, ON : Mira, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Private investigators > England > London > Fiction.
Missing persons > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
London (England) > Social life and customs > 19th century > Fiction.
Southwark (London, England) > Fiction.
Genre: Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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  • Baker & Taylor
    1896: Sherlock Holmes has once again hit the headlines, solving mysteries for the cream of aristocracy. But among the workhouses and pudding shops of South London, private detective William Arrowood is presented with far grittier, more violent and considerably less well-paid cases. Arrowood has no doubt who is the better detective, and when Mr. and Mrs. Barclay engage him to find their estranged daughter, Birdie, he's sure it won't be long before he and his assistant, Barnett, have tracked her down. But this seemingly simple missing-person case soon turns into a murder investigation. Far from the comfort of Baker Street, Arrowood's London is a city of unrelenting cruelty, where evil is waiting to be uncovered.
  • Baker & Taylor
    Receiving less recognition and income than his contemporary, Sherlock Holmes, private detective William Arrowood investigates a simple missing person's case that turns into a complicated murder investigation. By the author of Arrowood. Original. 50,000 first printing.
  • Baker & Taylor
    Engaged to find his clients' estranged daughter, private detective William Arrowood and his assistant, Barnett, soon find themselves conducting a complicated murder investigation.
  • Harlequin
    Where Evil Lies Buried

    1896: Sherlock Holmes has once again hit the headlines, solving mysteries for the cream of aristocracy. But among the workhouses and pudding shops of South London, private detective William Arrowood is presented with far grittier, more violent and considerably less well-paid cases. Arrowood has no doubt who is the better detective, and when Mr. and Mrs. Barclay engage him to find their estranged daughter, Birdie, he’s sure it won’t be long before he and his assistant, Barnett, have tracked her down.

    But this seemingly simple missing-person case soon turns into a murder investigation. Far from the comfort of Baker Street, Arrowood’s London is a city of unrelenting cruelty, where evil is waiting to be uncovered…

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