Audiobook9 hours
Death at Hungerford Stairs
Written by J.C. Briggs
Narrated by Antony Ferguson
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Boys are going missing from London's slums . . .
London, 1849
When a boy is found drowned in the River Thames at Hungerford Stairs, novelist Charles Dickens and Superintendent Jones of Bow Street are mystified to discover that the child is not the missing youngster for whom they have been searching. As Dickens and Jones delve deeper into London's poverty-stricken backstreets, they stumble across two more bodies.
A serial killer is on the loose. And Charles is terrified that someone close to him may be one of the victims. With a strange image of a mask sketched next to the corpses, could the murderer be leaving a trail for the detectives to follow . . . ?
Or will the Death at Hungerford Stairs remain unsolved . . . ?
London, 1849
When a boy is found drowned in the River Thames at Hungerford Stairs, novelist Charles Dickens and Superintendent Jones of Bow Street are mystified to discover that the child is not the missing youngster for whom they have been searching. As Dickens and Jones delve deeper into London's poverty-stricken backstreets, they stumble across two more bodies.
A serial killer is on the loose. And Charles is terrified that someone close to him may be one of the victims. With a strange image of a mask sketched next to the corpses, could the murderer be leaving a trail for the detectives to follow . . . ?
Or will the Death at Hungerford Stairs remain unsolved . . . ?
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Reviews for Death at Hungerford Stairs
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In London 1849 while looking for their young friend Scrap, Superintendent Jones and Charles Dickens are called to an old abandoned lacking factory where a body of a young boy had been found. Thankfully not Scrap, but the discovery that the boy had been murdered leads them to investigate. But this will not be the last body.
A well-written story with a lot of historical detail with some very likeable characters make up an enjoyable and interesting read.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5British-detective, serial-killer, murder-investigation, law-enforcement, suspense I hate reading about murdered children and I think that serial killers are the very worst scum, yet I could not put this book down because it was so well written! The publisher's blurb is a warning teaser, and others have summarized the plot so I won't go there, but the characters are so clearly described and brought to life that the reader needs to know the redeeming factors of the story before going in. Enjoy is not a word that comes to mind about this read, but appreciate certainly is!I requested and received a free ebook copy from Saperebooks.