Limehouse,1880: Dancing girls are going missing from'Paradise'- the criminalmanor with ruthless efficiency by the ferocious Lady Ginger. Seventeen-year-oldmusic hall seamstress Kitty Peck finds herself reluctantly drawn into aweb of blackmail,depravity and murder when The Lady devises a singularscheme to discover the truth. But as Kitty's scandalous and terrifyingact becomes the talk of London,she finds herself facing someone evenmore deadly and horrifying than The Lady.Bold,impetuous and blessedwith more brains than she cares to admit,it soon becomes apparent thatit's up to the unlikely team of Kitty and her stagehand friend,Lucca,to unravel the truth and ensure that more girls do not meet with asimilar fate. But are Kitty's courage and common sense and Lucca's book learning a match for the monster in the shadows Theirinvestigations take them from the gin-fuelled halls and doss houses ofthe East End to the champagne-fuelled galleries of the West End.Take nothing at face value: Kitty is about to step out on a path of discovery that changes everything . . .
Publisher: Faber & FaberISBN: 9780571302697Number of pages: 368Weight: 285 gDimensions: 196 x 127 x 23 mmEdition: Main
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Terrific debut novel...Victorian London has never been better illustrated...if this standard keeps up,we have a major new talent on our hands. - Virginia Blackburn Sunday Express Occasionally a new writer bursts onto the scene with almost explosive force...if (Griffin) maintains this superbly high standard we have a major new talent on our hands. Her hugely entertaining debut,set in the squalor,filth and depravity of Victorian Limehouse is all things to all readers - almost gothic in its intensity,but full of shades of dark and light,combining the macabre and wit of the music halls with a rattling action yarn which will appeal to historical readers,crime readers and people who just like a really well written adventure story...the book is an absolutely first class read and I shall be surprised if there's a better debut this year. Crime Review Kitty's narrative voice...is sharply memorable and deserves to be heard in a further adventure. - Nick Rennison Sunday Times A top whodunnit. Essentials magazine
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