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The Rookery: An unputdownable Victorian crime novel (A Penny Green Victorian Mystery Book 2)

By Emily Organ

Crime Fiction

"There's a killer in the slums. London 1884. When a thief robs Penny Green, she finds herself caught up in a horrifying murder. Someone is terrorizing the residents of St. Giles Rookery and Scotland Yard sends Inspector James Blakely to…

Release Date
2018
Length
334 pages
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Our Review

"There's a killer in the slums. London 1884. When a thief robs Penny Green, she finds herself caught up in a horrifying murder. Someone is terrorizing the residents of St. Giles Rookery and Scotland Yard sends Inspector James Blakely to investigate. When the serial killer claims a victim outside the slums, Victorian London is sent into a panic. Can Penny's friendship with the people of St.Giles uncover the culprit? Penny and James must overcome their complicated relationship to work together, but each new murder threatens to derail their work for good"–Back cover.

Author

Emily Organ