{"product_id":"mystery-of-the-hawke-sapphires-book-j-c-briggs-9781800551695","title":"The Mystery of the Hawke Sapphires","description":"\u003cb\u003eCharles Dickens and Superintendent Jones must unravel two eerie mysteries  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\u003eDickens faces a decades-old disappearance, a brutal murder and a missing link...  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon, 1851\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn his deathbed, the sinister Sir Gerald Hawke asks a distant cousin - Reverend Meredith Case - to find Sapphire, his long-lost ward and heir to the Hawke family jewels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConcerned for her welfare, Meredith vows to discover where Sapphire disappeared to. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, Felix Gresham - a young man with literary ambitions - is found murdered on the steps of a bookshop. As an acquaintance of the Gresham family, novelist \u003cb\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/b\u003e once again teams up with \u003cb\u003eSuperintendent Sam Jones\u003c\/b\u003e to investigate the murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in his quest for the truth, Dickens finds that those associated with Felix are reluctant to talk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd when he is called on to assist with the search for the Hawke heir, he begins to wonder whether the two cases could be connected... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat became of Sapphire Hawke? What secrets did Felix take to his grave?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd can Dickens find the link between the two mysteries...? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Mystery of the Hawke Sapphires\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the seventh 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'\u003cb\u003eBrilliantly crafted\u003c\/b\u003e, with authentic (and uniquely named) characters, \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of the Hawke Sapphires \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ebrings Dickensian London richly to life\u003c\/b\u003e. Real evil lurks in the Hawke legacy, in contrast to the fragile humanity which shines through. Peppered throughout with understated humour, this \u003cb\u003esuperbly written\u003c\/b\u003e murder mystery engrosses the reader in an ambiguous, but auspicious unravelling of truths' - \u003cb\u003eCoirle Mooney, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Lady's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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\u003eBOOK THREE: Murder by Ghostlight\u003cbr\u003eBOOK FOUR: The Quickening and the Dead\u003cbr\u003eBOOK FIVE: At Midnight In Venice\u003cbr\u003eBOOK SIX: The Redemption Murders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK SEVEN: The Mystery of the Hawke Sapphires\u003c\/b\u003e\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 \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49561282871569,"sku":"GOR011365201","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/180055169X.jpg?v=1751313487","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/mystery-of-the-hawke-sapphires-book-j-c-briggs-9781800551695","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}