Synopses & Reviews
A stranger is watching. . . .
Its 1881, and life has been good to Sally Lockhart. Unlike most Victorian women, Sally is completely independent, with her own successful business and a comfortable home for her young daughter, Harriet. But Sallys whole world is about to collapse. A stranger emerges, claiming to be both her husband and Harriets father and threatening all that she has-her business, her child, her very sanity. Sally realizes with growing horror that there is a guiding hand behind this deceit: someone who hates her so passionately that he has devoted years to bringing about her ruin. And theres only one man that could possibly be. . . .
From the award-winning author of His Dark Materials comes a richly layered adventure of suspicion and intrigue-and the third acclaimed Sally Lockhart mystery.
Synopsis
In search of clues to the mystery of her father's death, 16-year-old Sally Lockhart ventures into the shadowy underworld of Victorian London. Pursued by villains at every turn, the intrepid Sally finally uncovers two dark mysteries--and realizes that she herself is the key to both.
In Dickensian fashion, Pullman tells the story of 16-year-old Sally Lockhart, who becomes involved in a deadly web of events as she searches for a mysterious ruby. The novel is a page turner, peopled with despicable hags, forthright heroes, and children living on the underbelly of 19th-century London. The story's events are exciting, with involved plotting. Settings and characterizations are exquisitely drawn. The first entry in a planned trilogy.--(starred) Booklist. Reading level: 6.7.
From the Paperback edition.
About the Author
Philip Pullman won the prestigious 2005 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in honor of the body of his work. He is the author of the internationally renowned His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass, winner of the Carnegie Medal; The Subtle Knife, winner of a Parents Choice Gold Award; The Amber Spyglass, the first-ever childrens book to win the Whitbread Book of the Year Award; and Lyras Oxford, all of which are currently available from Listening Library. You can visit the authors website at www.philip-pullman.com.