Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The second book in the Victorian mystery series, The Innocents takes Minnie and Albert on a new quest to stop a murderer with a novel modus operandi.
It's nine months on from the events of The Tumbling Girl. A new string of murders has torn through the streets of Victorian London, throwing together the now notorious Minnie Ward and Albert Easterbrook once again.
Strangely, the crimes all seem to link back to a tragedy that left 183 children dead - and that happened fourteen years previously. But given that the incident touched so many people's lives, everyone is a suspect. . .
The second instalment in the gritty Variety Palace Murders series, The Innocents is guaranteed to delight fans of Victorian mysteries such as The Clockwork Girl and The Circus of Wonders.
Synopsis
From the author of The Tumbling Girl, The Innocents follows Minnie and Albert on a new quest to stop a murderer in Victorian London.
It's nine months on from the events of
The Tumbling Girl. A new string of murders has torn through the city, throwing together the now notorious Minnie Ward and Albert Easterbrook once again.
It seems that the crimes all link back to a tragedy fourteen years ago that left 183 children dead. But given that the incident touched so many people's lives, everyone is a suspect . . .
The second instalment in the gritty Variety Palace Murders series,
The Innocents is guaranteed to delight fans of mysteries such as
The Clockwork Girl and
The Circus of Wonders.
Synopsis
The hotly anticipated follow-up to The Tumbling Girl, The Innocents follows Minnie and Albert on a new crime-solving quest in the world of a Victorian music hall.
A string of murders has torn through London, throwing together the now notorious Minnie Ward and Albert Easterbrook once again. It seems that the crimes all link back to a tragedy fourteen years ago that left 183 children dead. But given that the incident touched so many people's lives, everyone is a suspect . . .
Synopsis
In the hotly anticipated follow-up to The Tumbling Girl, Minnie and Albert take on a new crime-solving quest in the world of a Victorian music hall.
The Variety Palace Music Hall is in trouble, due in no small part to a gruesome spate of murders that unfolded around it a few months previously.
Between writing, managing the music hall and trying to dissuade her boss from installing a water tank in the building, Minnie Ward has her hands full. Her complicated relationship with detective Albert Easterbrook doesn't even bear thinking about.
But when a performer's brother mysteriously goes missing, Minnie and Albert are thrown together once more. Then another body is found dead in a trunk, and a strange connection starts to emerge.
The crimes will propel the unlikely duo into the shady world of illegal gambling, dog fighting and monkey kidnappings as they trace things back to a tragedy that took place fourteen years ago, leaving 183 children dead. And given that the incident touched so many people's lives, everyone is a suspect . . .
Synopsis
'Victorian crime at its grittiest, most exciting best' Essie Fox
In the hotly anticipated follow-up to The Tumbling Girl, Minnie and Albert take on a new crime-solving quest in the world of a Victorian music hall.
The Variety Palace Music Hall is in trouble, due in no small part to a gruesome spate of murders that unfolded around it a few months previously.
Between writing, managing the music hall and trying to dissuade her boss from installing a water tank in the building, Minnie Ward has her hands full. Her complicated relationship with detective Albert Easterbrook doesn't even bear thinking about.
But when a new string of murders tears through London, Minnie and Albert are thrown together once more. Strangely, the crimes seem to link back to a tragedy that took place fourteen years ago, leaving 183 children dead.
And given that the incident touched so many people's lives, everyone is a suspect . . .
Synopsis
'Victorian crime at its grittiest, most exciting best' ESSIE FOX
'Not to be missed' SJ BENNETT
In the hotly anticipated follow-up to The Tumbling Girl, Minnie and Albert take on a new crime-solving quest in the world of a Victorian music hall.
The Variety Palace Music Hall is in trouble, due in no small part to a gruesome spate of murders that unfolded around it a few months previously.
Between writing, managing the music hall and trying to dissuade her boss from installing a water tank in the building, Minnie Ward has her hands full. Her complicated relationship with detective Albert Easterbrook doesn't even bear thinking about.
But when a new string of murders tears through London, Minnie and Albert are thrown together once more. Strangely, the crimes seem to link back to a tragedy that took place fourteen years ago, leaving 183 children dead.
And given that the incident touched so many people's lives, everyone is a suspect . . .