دزد ناپدیدشونده (معمای کتابفروشی ویکتوریایی، جلد ۱)

Introducing the dauntless Georgia Fenchurchin a breathtaking new historical mystery series set in Victorian England. *Georgia Fenchurch appears to be an unassuming antiquarian bookseller in Victorian London, but the life she leads is as exciting as any adventure novel. For Georgia is a member of the Archivist Society, a secret association of private investigators led by the mysterious Sir Broderick. * When a frantic woman comes to Georgia claiming that her neighbor, Nicholas Drake, has been abducted by the notorious Duke of Blackford, Georgia and the Archivist Society agree to take the case. But Drake is no innocenthe is a thief who has been blackmailing many of the leading members of London society. To find Drake and discover who is behind his abduction, Georgia and her beautiful assistant, Emma, will have to leave the cozy confines of their bookshop and infiltrate the inner circles of the upper crustwith the help of the dashing but dubious Duke of Blackford himself. But the missing thief and his abductor are not the only ones to elude Georgia Fenchurch. When she spies the man who killed her parents years ago, she vows to bring him to justice once and for allat any cost. Kate Parker is the author of The Vanishing Thief , first in the Victorian Bookshop Mystery series. The Vanishing Thief has it all; an engaging heroine, wonderful secondary characters and a story that will keep you turning pages until you reach the end.This series will be a great addition to the mystery bookshelves.Emily Brightwell, National Bestselling Author of The Mrs. Jeffries Mysteries A delightful adventure in Victorian England with the motley crew that is the Archivist Societya group dedicated to obtaining justice when all else fails.Victoria Thompson,National Bestselling Author of Murder in Chelsea "Georgia Fenchurch appears to be an unassuming antiquarian bookseller in Victorian London, but the life she leads is as exciting as any adventure novel. For Georgia is a member of the Archivist Society, a secret association of private investigators led by the mysterious Sir Broderick. When a frantic woman comes to Georgia claiming that her neighbor, Nicholas Drake, has been abducted by the notorious Duke of Blackford, Georgia and the Archivist Society agree to take the case. But Drake is no innocent--he is a thief who has been blackmailing many of the leading members of London society. To find Drake and discover who is behind his abduction, Georgia and her beautiful assistant, Emma, will have to leave the cozy confines of their bookshop and infiltrate the inner circles of the upper crust--with the help of the dashing but dubious Duke of Blackford himself. But the missing thief and his abductor are not the only ones to elude Georgia Fenchurch. When she spies the man who killed her parents years ago, she vows to bring him to justice once and for all ... at any cost"-- Provided by publisher 1800s London. At 30, bookshop owner Georgia Fenchurch knows shes considered a middle-class old maid. To rescue people and see justice done, she works with the Archivist Society, too busy to be lonely. When a respectable middle-class woman comes into her bookshop complaining that handsome Duke of Blackford has abducted her next door neighbor, Georgia is embroiled in theft, blackmail, lies, secret marriages, and murder. Drake may be royalty, may be dead, and is definitely missing. Georgia also sees a man she has wanted to capture for a dozen years, he killed her parents. A member of the Archivist Society, a secret association of private investigators, antiquarian bookseller Georgia Fenchurch must infiltrate the inner circles of the upper crust to find Nicholas Drake, a kidnapped thief who has been blackmailing many leading members of London society. Original. 35,000 first printing.