{"product_id":"murder-by-ghostlight-book-j-c-briggs-9781912786879","title":"Murder By Ghostlight","description":"\u003cb\u003eJoin Charles Dickens on another crime-solving adventure  Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Victorian crime mysteries, \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDavid Copperfield...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDickens has gone from private investigator to prime suspect... \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon, 1850\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/b\u003e is in Manchester, performing at the Queen's Theatre with his acting group. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut his career on the stage is cut short when \u003cb\u003ea man is shot dead\u003c\/b\u003e - on set. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith Dickens himself caught with the gun in his hands, he is immediately arrested. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong with the help of his good friend \u003cb\u003eSuperintendent Sam Jones\u003c\/b\u003e, Dickens must do all he can to find the real killer, before he is locked up for a crime he didn't commit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan Dickens convince the authorities of his innocence? Will he unmask the true assassin? \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOr will there be another Murder by Ghostlight...?  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMurder By Ghostlight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the third urban mystery in J. C. Briggs' literary historical series, the Charles Dickens investigations, a traditional British detective series set in Victorian London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'a \u003cb\u003efast-paced and page-turning\u003c\/b\u003e tale. This \u003cb\u003ecleverly written Victorian mystery\u003c\/b\u003e will have broad appeal. Highly recommended' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Historical Novel Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'an \u003cb\u003eeloquently written\u003c\/b\u003e suspense murder thriller, in the genre of Sherlock Holmes ... foggy wet England - is so well described that one shivers as one turns to the next page and looks forward to that warm cup of tea' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor Spotlight Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Briggs has captured Dickens' gift of caricature and sense of the ludicrous side of life. That, taken with the social comment, still as relevant as when he was writing, plus a modern plot, make this \u003cb\u003ea story well worth reading' - \u003ci\u003eCrime Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'another enjoyable book from J. C. Briggs with its \u003cb\u003efascinating characters\u003c\/b\u003e, real and imagined, its \u003cb\u003eintricate mystery \u003c\/b\u003eand its evocation of Victorian London and Manchester' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePromoting Crime Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Charles Dickens Investigations Series: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK ONE: The Murder of Patience Brooke\u003cbr\u003eBOOK TWO: Death at Hungerford Stairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK THREE: Murder by Ghostlight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK FOUR: The Quickening and the Dead\u003cbr\u003eBOOK FIVE: At Midnight In Venice\u003cbr\u003eBOOK SIX: The Redemption Murders\u003cbr\u003eBOOK SEVEN: The Mystery of the Hawke Sapphires\u003cbr\u003eBOOK EIGHT: The Chinese Puzzle\u003cbr\u003eBOOK NINE: Summons to Murder\u003cbr\u003eBOOK TEN: The Jaggard Case\u003cbr\u003eBOOK ELEVEN: The Waxwork Man","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49555377946897,"sku":"GOR013070283","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49580922700049,"sku":"GOR010832018","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52756216283409,"sku":"NIN9781912786879","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1912786877.jpg?v=1751282608","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/murder-by-ghostlight-book-j-c-briggs-9781912786879","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}