London, 1883: All is quiet at 125 Gower Street. Sidney Grice is swotting up on the anatomical structure of human hair whilst his ward, March Middleton, sneaks upstairs for her eighth secret cigarette of the day. The household is, perhaps, too quiet. So, when a beautiful young woman turns up at the
The Secrets of Gaslight Lane
โ Scribed by Kasasian, M R C
- Book ID
- 109217757
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1 MB
- Series
- Gower Street Detective 4
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
London, 1884: Things are returning to normal at 125 Gower Street. Sidney Grice is engrossed in the finite points of tree frog disection, his ward, March Middleton, is of sound mind once again, but the household is strangely quiet.
So, when a young woman turns up at the door, emploring London's foremost personal detective to solve the mystery of her father's murder, Grice can barely disguise his glee. Nathan Garstang was found slaughtered in his bed, with no trace of a weapon or intruder. But what piques Sidney's interest is the crime's link to one of London's most notorious unsolved murders. Ten years ago, Nathan's Uncle, Aunt and servants were murdered in their sleep in the very same house, 2 Burton Crescent. Now, it seems, the Garston murderer is back...
THE GOWER STREET DETECTIVE SERIES.
The Mangle Street Murders.
The Curse of the House of Foskett.
Death Descends on Saturn Villa.
The Secrets of Gaslight Lane.
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