The Ruby in the Smoke - Softcover

Pullman, Philip

3.77

28,559 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1407130544 ISBN 13: 9781407130545

Publisher: Scholastic, 2012

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Soon after Sally Lockhart's father drowns at sea, she receives an anonymous letter. The dire warning it contains makes a man dief fear at her feet. Determined to discover the truth about her father's death, Sally is plunged into a terrifying mystery in the dark heart of Victorian London, at the centre of which lies a deadly blood-soaked jewel. Philip Pullman's ever-popular, action-packed Victorian melodramas are rejacketed for the bicentenary of Charles Dickens in 2012.

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Review:

" A rip-roaring adventure story filled with cutthroat villains, dastardly deeds, sleazy opium dens, filthy London slums, and a delightful heroine...Splendid descriptions, plot twists and turns, and understated humor engage readers in this tale of murder, mayhem, and mystery." --School Library Journal (starred review)

Book Description:

An unabridged reading of Philip Pullman's nerve-shattering thriller, set in the murky streets and opium dens of Old London.

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