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The Mourning Bells
The Mourning Bells
The Mourning Bells
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One of Victorian London’s most respected undertakers, Violet Harper has the new duty of accompanying coffins from various undertakers on the London Necropolis Railway for respectful funerals and burials in Surrey. But on her fateful first trip, the mournful silence of the train is shattered by the shrill ringing of a coffin bell—a device that prevents a person from being buried alive.

Inside the noisome coffin Violet finds a man wide-eyed with fear, claiming he was falsely interred. When a second coffin bell is rung on another trip Violet grows suspicious. She voices her qualms to Inspector Hurst of Scotland Yard, only to receive a puzzling reply that, after all, it is not a crime to rise from the dead.

But Violet’s instincts are whispering that all is not well on the London Necropolis Railway’s tracks. Is this all merely the result of clumsy undertaking, or is there something more sinister afoot? Determined to get to the heart of the matter, Violet uncovers a treacherous plot and villains who will stop at nothing to keep a lid on her search for the truth…
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Release dateApr 1, 2015
ISBN9781617736445
The Mourning Bells
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Christine Trent

Christine Trent is the author of the Lady of Ashes Victorian historical-mystery series. When she isn't writing, she can be found scrapbooking, planning a trip to England, or haunting bookstores. She lives in the Mid-Atlantic region with her husband, Jon, and five cats, Caesar, Claudia, Livia, Marcus, and Octavian. For more information, visit www.ChristineTrent.com.

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    No interference from the Royals this time, Violet is settling into her life in London. This mystery involves bodies waking from the dead, safety coffins, the Debtors Act, and a whole swathe of London life including what seems like a Jekyll/Hyde character. Susanna and her husband return to London to reunite with Violet and the grumpy detectives of Scotland Yard round off the cast of characters. A lovely window into a slice of Victorian London. Excellently researched and complex.

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