When one of his colleagues witnesses a robbery in which one of the participants, a child, bears a striking resemblance to a certain Bow Street Runner, John Pickett realizes he has a young half-brother who has been apprenticed to a criminal gang. The brutal murder of the pursuing constable makes the
Death Can Be Habit-Forming: Another John Pickett Mystery
โ Scribed by Sheri Cobb South
- Book ID
- 110873403
- Publisher
- Sonatina Press
- Year
- 2021
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 142 KB
- Series
- John Pickett Mystery
- Category
- Fiction
- ASIN
- B095LLJQ35
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โฆ Synopsis
Having resigned his position at Bow Street in disgrace (at least in his own mind) and failed in his attempt to establish himself as a private agent, John Pickett toils away at a tedious job as a clerk in the City. When he is approached by a man wishing to hire him to extract a young lady being held against her will at an asylum for opium-eaters, Pickett jumps at the chance to prove himself, and persuades a very reluctant Julia to commit him to the institution as a patient. But nothing at the Larches is exactly as it seems, and while getting in may be easy, getting out may be another matter entirely...
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