Queen's Gambit by Bradley Harper
Spring, 1897. London. Margaret Harkness, now in her early forties, must leave England for her health but lacks the funds. A letter arrives from her old friend Professor Bell, her old comrade in the hunt for Jack the Ripper and the real-life inspiration for Sherlock Homes. Bell invites her to join him in Germany on a mysterious mission for the German government involving the loss of state secrets to Anarchists. The resolution of this commission leads to her being stalked through the streets of London by a vengeful man armed with a powerful and nearly silent air rifle who has both Margaret and Queen Victoria in his sights. Margaret finds allies in Inspector James Ethington of Scotland Yard and his fifteen-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, who aspires to follow in Margaret's cross-dressing footsteps.The hunt is on, but who is the hunter, and who the hunted as the day approaches for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee when the aged empress will sit in her open carriage at the steps of St Paul's Cathedral? The entire British Empire holds its breath as the assassin, Margaret, and the Queen herself play for the highest of stakes with the Queen's Gambit.
Bradley Harper is a retired US Army Colonel and pathologist with over 200 autopsies and twenty forensic investigations under his belt. He has been a lifelong fan of Sherlock Holmes, and for his debut novel, A Knife in the Fog, he performed extensive research, including a trip to London's East End with famed Jack the Ripper historian Richard Jones. Harper's debut novel was released in October 2018 and was a finalist for a 2019 Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author from the Mystery Writers of America.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781645060017 |
| ISBN 10 | 1645060012 |
| Title | Queen's Gambit |
| Author | Bradley Harper |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Start Publishing LLC |
| Year published | 2019-09-17 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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