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OverviewWhen an exhibition featuring London's top engineers results in sudden, violent death, Victorian writer-sleuths Wilkie Collins and Charles Dickens investigate. March, 1859. After the Great Stink of the previous summer when Parliament was overwhelmed by the stench of sewage from the River Thames, and with cholera running rife throughout the city, Charles Dickens has a new enthusiasm. Having formed a firm friendship with Joseph Bazalgette, he is assisting the ambitious young engineer in his efforts to find a solution to London's pollution problem. Dickens's friend and fellow writer Wilkie Collins meanwhile is distracted by thoughts of his pretty new housekeeper and her charming daughter. But what does he really know of his new employee's past--and just who--or what--is making her so frightened? During an exhibition to showcase London's top engineers's plans to solve the sewage issue, proceedings are disrupted by a high-pitched, agonized scream--and the discovery of a blood-soaked body; the result--it would appear--of a terrible accident. Dickens however is convinced of foul play, and once again he and Wilkie Collins set about uncovering the shocking truth. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Cora Harrison , Mark MeadowsPublisher: Blackstone Publishing Imprint: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Library Edition Volume: 4 ISBN: 9798200948154Publication Date: 31 May 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA period mystery bolstered by an exciting mix of imagination and historical truth. -- Kirkus Reviews Author InformationCora Harrison worked as a teacher before she decided to write her first novel, and she has since published over two dozen children's historical novels and many books for adults. She lives on a farm in the west of Ireland. Mark Meadows has recorded over 80 audiobook titles, for a large number of publishers, and can be heard frequently on BBC Radio, with shows including Book at Bedtime. He is a former musical director of the Swingle Singers and has various theatre and recording credits as composer and arranger, in addition to his numerous stage-acting credits. For Naxos AudioBooks, he has read More's Utopia and The Confessions of St Augustine. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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