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A twist of murder / Heather Redmond.
Attending a boarding school at the largess of Charles Dickens, three orphans known for their exploits in scavenging go missing from outside London along with a treasure map.
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- ISBN: 9781496737977 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: viii, 339 pages ; 22 cm.
- Edition: First Kensington hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Kensington Publishing Corp., 2022.
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| General Note: | Includes a book club reading guide. |
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| Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. Historical fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | FIC Redmo | 31681010303220 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Harrow-on-the-Hill, March, 1836. Attending a boarding school at the largess of Charles Dickens, three orphans known for their exploits in scavenging go missing from outside London along with a treasure map. The servant girl who was allegedly in possession of the map has been strangled in the ice-house-- and Ollie, John and Arthur may be in mortal danger. -- adapted from jacket - Baker & Taylor
Attending a boarding school at the largess of Charles Dickens, three orphans known for their exploits in scavenging go missing from outside London along with a treasure map, in the fourth novel of the series following The Pickwick Murders. - Random House, Inc.
In Victorian England, aspiring author Charles Dickens is on the case againâin pursuit of missing orphans, legendary treasure, and a cold-blooded killer in the latest installment of Heather Redmondâs charming series that reimagines the famous writer as an amateur sleuth.
Harrow-on-the-Hill, March 1836: In a sense, orphans Ollie, John, and Arthur have always been treasure hunters. The mudlarks have gone from a hardscrabble life scavenging the banks of the Thames for bits and bobs to becoming students at a boarding school outside of London, thanks to the kind and generous intercession of Charles Dickens. But now theyâre missingâas is, apparently, a treasure map.
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When Charles arrives at the school, heâs hit with another twistâthe servant girl who was allegedly in possession of the map has been strangled in the icehouse. Unbeknownst to them on their spirited adventure, his young friends may be in mortal danger. Now Charles and his fiancée Kate Hogarth, who has come to join him in the search for the runaways, must artfully dodge false leads and red herrings to find the boys and the mapâbefore X marks the spot of their graves . . .
