{"product_id":"she-be-damned-book-mj-tjia-9781785079313","title":"She Be Damned","description":"\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the CWA Debut Dagger\u003cbr\u003e 'An intelligent and intriguing crime novel set in the heart of Victorian London. Its atmospheric and twisting narrative had me hooked.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah Ward\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003eLondon, 1863: prostitutes in the Waterloo area are turning up dead, their sexual organs mutilated and removed. When another girl goes missing, fears grow that the killer may have claimed their latest victim.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe police are at a loss and so it falls to courtesan and professional detective, Heloise Chancey, to investigate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the assistance of her trusty Chinese maid, Amah Li Leen, Heloise inches closer to the truth. But when Amah is implicated in the brutal plot, Heloise must reconsider who she can trust, before the killer strikes again.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTjia brings us a pacey and exciting murder mystery set in Victorian London. This historical crime thriller sees a young female detective work with the police to evade a violent killer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREVIEWS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Tjia \u003cb\u003etransports the reader\u003c\/b\u003eto the mid nineteenth century so effectively through all the senses; sound, smell, touch, vision and feeling; contrasting the opulence of London's Mayfair with the squalor of Thames-side Waterloo ... The writing is accomplished and economic, taking the reader on various \u003cb\u003etwists and turns\u003c\/b\u003eon the journey ... We have discovered a new sleuth in Heloise Chancey.' \u003ci\u003eDavid Evans, author of The Wakefield Series, shortlisted for CWA Debut Dagger in 2013\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Compulsive reading ... I was \u003cb\u003eenthralled from the very first page\u003c\/b\u003e. A beautifully written book with such authenticity, that each page whisked me back in time. The story galloped along as I followed the characters that were all too real. I could not put it down.' \u003ci\u003eCaroline Mitchell, author of the DC Jennifer Knight series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A gripping and \u003cb\u003erefreshingly different\u003c\/b\u003ehistorical crime novel.' \u003ci\u003eAngela Buckley, author of The Real Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Fun, thrilling and very well written - \u003ci\u003eShe Be Damned\u003c\/i\u003eis a \u003cb\u003ecarefully crafted adventure\u003c\/b\u003ethat I hugely enjoyed, and I look forward to seeing what the delightful Mrs Chancey gets up to next.' \u003ci\u003eLuke Marlowe, TheBookbag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'If you like your heroines flamboyant, your servants mouthy, and your murders bloody,\u003ci\u003eShe Be Damned\u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003ethe perfect book\u003c\/b\u003eto get both your historical fiction fix and a head start on an excellent upcoming series.' \u003ci\u003eThe AU Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'An entertaining tale with entertaining characters and \u003cb\u003emany plot twists\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003ci\u003eHistorical Novels Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'It \u003cb\u003eisn't easy to put the book down\u003c\/b\u003euntil the murderer is exposed' \u003ci\u003eBella Online\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOKS BY M.J. TJIA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eShe Be Damned\u003cbr\u003e A Necessary Murder\u003cbr\u003e The Death of Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49556676575505,"sku":"GOR008759599","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49583034368273,"sku":"GOR008595302","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50391253057809,"sku":"CIN178507931XG","price":4.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53369950994705,"sku":"CIN178507931XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/178507931X.jpg?v=1751427532","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/she-be-damned-book-mj-tjia-9781785079313","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}