A Metropolitan Murder - Softcover

Jackson, Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099440024 ISBN 13: 9780099440024

Publisher: Arrow, 2004

Synopsis

The last train of the night pulls into the gas-lit platform of Baker Street underground station. A young woman is found strangled, her body abandoned in a second-class carriage. The brutal 'Railway Murder' brings Inspector Decimus Webb to the newly-formed Metropolitan Line on a bleak winter's night. His investigation leads him through the slums of Victorian London to the Holborn Refuge, a home for 'fallen women', and to Clara White, a respectable servant. But Clara has her own tragic and shameful history. As her past is revealed, Inspector Webb must decide whether she is merely a victim of circumstance, or a prime suspect. Only then can he unearth a dark secret, hidden in the depths of underground London. Lee Jackson's second novel brilliantly recreates the sights, sounds and smells of Victorian London, taking readers on a suspense-filled journey through its criminal underworld.

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Review:

"Victorian London is vividly brought to life - for an atmospheric picture of the period it's hard to beat" (Sunday Telegraph)

"This is a rare and succulent piece of work" (Literary Review)

"An entertaining mystery story and one that is guaranteed to keep readers on their toes throughout" (Historical Novels Review)

From the Publisher:

The second novel from the highly acclaimed author of London Dust

About this edition

• Publisher: Arrow
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0099440024
• ISBN 13: 9780099440024
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304