- London (england), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, historical, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, English literature
London, 1863. Bridie Devine, the finest female detective of her age, is taking on her toughest case yet. Reeling from her last job and with her reputation in tatters, a remarkable puzzle has come her way.
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Classical in form, grave, plot-driven and nostalgic.
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- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Jess Kidd
- First published
- 2019
- Pages
- 408
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Audio, Simon & Schuster Audio and Blackstone Publishing, Washington Square Press
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781432880323
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