The Last Pleasure Garden
The Last Pleasure Garden
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A sinister figure stalks the gas-lit groves of Cremorne Gardens. His weapon, a pair of scissors. His victims, young women in the bloom of youth. His crime - to remove a lock of their hair. Inspector Decimus Webb suspects a harmless lunatic is at large. But, when obsession turns to murder, even Webb's sergeant begins to doubt his judgement.
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The Last Pleasure Garden by Lee Jackson
A sinister figure stalks the gas-lit groves of Cremorne Gardens, the last pleasure - ground on the banks of the Thames. His weapon, a sharp pair of scissors. His victims, young women in the first bloom of youth. His crime - merely to remove a lock of their hair. Inspector Decimus Webb of Scotland Yard suspects a harmless lunatic is at large. But, when morbid obsession turns to murder, even Webb's loyal sergeant begins to doubt his judgement. As the press and his superiors clamour for answers, Webb's investigations lead him to Rose Perfitt, aspiring debutante and daughter of a respectable stock-broker. Will she fall prey to 'The Cutter' or does a worse fate beckon? One thing is certain - only Decimus Webb can save her. Lee Jackson's third Inspector Webb novel takes the reader into the forgotten world of the Victorian pleasure-garden, in a gripping mystery of garish gas-light and dark secrets.
LEE JACKSON lives in London with his partner Joanne. His first book, London Dust, was shortlisted for the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award. He is fascinated by the social history of Victorian London and spends much of his time on the ongoing development of his website www.victorianlondon.org
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9780434012497 |
| ISBN 10 | 0434012491 |
| Titre | The Last Pleasure Garden |
| Auteur | Lee Jackson |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Hardback |
| Éditeur | Cornerstone |
| Année de publication | 2006-04-06 |
| Nombre de pages | 320 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |