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Author:

Briggs, J. C., author.

Title:

Death at Hungerford Stairs : Charles Dickens & Superintendent Jones investigate / J.C. Briggs.

Publisher:

The History Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

285 pages ; 20 cm.

Subject:

Dickens, Charles,--1812-1870--Fiction.
Police--London--London--Fiction.
Serial murders--London--London--Fiction.
Murder--Investigation--London--London--Fiction.
Boys--Crimes against--London--London--Fiction.
London (England)--History--1800-1950--Fiction.
Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901--Fiction.
Detective and mystery stories.

Summary:

London, November 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. But when two more boys are brutally murdered, the trail leads them on a hunt for a serial killer in a complicated case that tests their abilities to the limit.

ISBN:

0750964170 (pbk.) :
9780750964173 (pbk.) :

Locations:

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)