A Tale Of Two Murders (A Dickens Of A Crime Book 1)

On The Eve Of The Victorian Era, London Has A New Sleuth . . . In The Winter Of 1835, Young Charles Dickens Is A Journalist On The Rise At The Evening Chronicle. Invited To Dinner At The Estate Of The Newspaper's Co-editor, Charles Is Smitten With His Boss's Daughter, Vivacious Nineteen-year-old Kate Hogarth. They Are Having The Best Of Times When A Scream Shatters The Pleasant Evening. Charles, Kate, And Her Father Rush To The Neighbors' Home, Where Miss Christiana Lugoson Lies Unconscious On The Floor. By Morning, The Poor Young Woman Will Be Dead. When Charles Hears From A Colleague Of A Very Similar Mysterious Death A Year Ago To The Date, Also A Young Woman, He Begins To Suspect Poisoning And Feels Compelled To Investigate. The Lovely Kate Offers To Help--using Her Social Position To Gain Access To The Members Of The Upper Crust, Now Suspects In A Murder. If Charles Can Find Justice For The Victims, It Will Be A Far, Far Better Thing Than He Has Ever Done. But With A Twist Or Two In This Most Peculiar Case, He And Kate May Be In For The Worst Of Times . . . Mr. Dickens Himself Would Thoroughly Enjoy This Literary Play On His Early Life And Sleuthing Abilities. Great Fun To Read! --catherine Lloyd, Author Of The Kurland St. Mary Mysteries An All-over Twisty Read And A Dickens Of A Good Mystery! --julie Mulhern, Usa Today Bestselling Author Of The Country Club Murders Sharp, Incisive, And Delightfully Twisty. --anna Lee Huber, Bestselling Author Of The Lady Darby Mysteries "A complex mystery that cunningly explores how Dickens might have been inspired to write the plot of his most well-known book, A Tale of Two Cities ." #8212;Anna Lee Huber, bestselling author of the Lady Darby Mysteries In the winter of 1835, young Charles Dickens is a journalist on the rise at the Evening Chronicle . Invited to dinner at the estate of the newspaper's co-editor, Charles is smitten with his boss's daughter, vivacious nineteen-year-old Kate Hogarth. They are having the best of times when a scream shatters the pleasant evening. Charles, Kate, and her father rush to the neighbors' home, where Miss Christiana Lugoson lies unconscious on the floor. By morning, the poor young woman will be dead. When Charles hears from a colleague of a very similar mysterious death a year ago to the date, also a young woman, he begins to suspect poisoning and feels compelled to investigate. The lovely Kate offers to help#8212;using her social position to gain access to the members of the upper crust, now suspects in a murder. If Charles can find justice for the victims, it will be a far, far better thing than he has ever done. But with a twist or two in this most peculiar case, he and Kate may be in for the worst of times . . . "Watching young Charles sniff out the connection between the two deaths is only part of the fun. Readers can travel through a historical London that's vivid without being overcrowded with detail . . . Mystery fans and history buffs alike should cheer." #8212; Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "For Dickens fans, this charming little puzzler will prove a delight." #8212; Booklist In the winter of 1835, young Charles Dickens is a journalist on the rise at the Evening Chronicle. Invited to dinner at the estate of the newspaper's co-editor, Charles is smitten with his boss's daughter, vivacious nineteen-year-old Kate Hogarth. They are having the best of times when a scream shatters the pleasant evening. Charles, Kate, and her father rush to the neighbors' home, where Miss Christiana Lugoson lies unconscious on the floor. By morning, the poor young woman will be dead. When Charles hears from a colleague of a very simliar mysterious death a year ago to the date, also a young woman, he begins to suspect poisoning and feels compelled to investigate. The lovely Kate offers to help--using her social position to gain access to the members of the upper crust, now suspects in a murder. If Charles can find justice for the victims, it will be a far, far better thing than he has ever done. But with a twist or two in this most peculiar case, he and Kate may be in for the worst of times.. 1835. Young journalist Charles Dickens is invited to dinner at the estate of the Evening Chronicle's co-editor. He is smitten with his boss's daughter, vivacious Kate Hogarth. They are having the best of times when a scream shatters the evening. In the neighbors' home, Miss Christiana Lugoson lies unconscious on the floor. By morning, she will be dead. When Charles hears of a very similar mysterious death a year ago to the date, also a young woman, feels compelled to investigate. Kate offers to help, using her social position to gain access to the members of the upper crust who are now suspects in a murder With the help of his boss' attractive, vivacious daughter, young journalist Charles Dickens investigates the death of a young woman that bears unsettling similarities to a murder that occurred a year ago to the day.