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    Plague Pits & River Bones
    Plague Pits & River Bones
    Plague Pits & River Bones
    Audiobook10 hours

    Plague Pits & River Bones

    Written by Karen Charlton

    Narrated by Michael Page

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    London, 1812: Treacherous gangs roam the capital, and not even the Palace of Westminster is safe. When Detective Stephen Lavender is called in to investigate a highway robbery and a cold-blooded murder, both the cases take a dangerous and disturbing personal twist.

    And when Lavender’s trusted deputy, Constable Ned Woods, finds a mysterious severed foot washed up on Greenwich Beach, they soon realise that these ancient bones are more sinister than they first appeared.

    With Bow Street Police Office undermanned and in disarray, it will take all of Lavender and Woods’s wit and skill—and some help from Lavender’s spirited wife, Magdalena—to unmask the fiend behind the mayhem, restore peace and justice to the beleaguered city and solve the tragic mystery of the severed foot.

    But will they do so in time to foil a plot that threatens to plunge the country into chaos?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJan 11, 2018
    ISBN9781543643084
    Plague Pits & River Bones
    Author

    Karen Charlton

    Karen Charlton writes historical mysteries and is also the author of a non-fiction genealogy book, Seeking Our Eagle. She has published short stories and numerous articles and reviews in newspapers and magazines. An English graduate and former teacher, Karen has led writing workshops and has spoken at a number of literary events across the north of England, where she lives. Karen now writes full-time. A stalwart of the village pub quiz and a member of a winning team on the BBC quiz show Eggheads, Karen also enjoys the theatre and won a Yorkshire Tourist Board award for her Murder Mystery Weekends. Find out more about Karen’s work at www.karencharlton.com.

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    • 4/5
      A charming mystery set in London early 1800s. The names sometimes made me smile and the very proper behavior was fun. The story itself was twisty and multi layered with surprises was brutal but not gory and included some strong interesting female characters . I will read more of the series since I enjoy how detectives worked out these complex puzzles without all the tools that now have. The reader was excellent and brought out the characters and their personalities.
    • 4/5
      It was a great book. The second by this writer. Thanks!
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this book thank you it was very exciting and a great deal of true research has gone into preparing the book.
    • 5/5
      Quick paced, we’ll developed characters & a plot that mixes fact and fiction to entertaining and terrific effect.
    • 5/5
      I love the plot, the continuity of the characters and the history of this era. All are created into an excellent narrative and I’m moving on to the next book Murder in Park Lane, can’t wait!