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Except the Dying
Maureen Jennings
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Description for Except the Dying
Paperback. In the cold Toronto winter of 1895, the naked body of a servant girl is found frozen in a deserted laneway. The victim was pregnant when she died. Detective William Murdoch soon discovers that many of those connected with the girl's life have secrets to hide. Was her death on attempt to cover up a scandal in one of the city's influential families? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 204 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
In the cold Toronto winter of 1895, the naked body of a servant girl is found frozen in a deserted laneway. The young victim was pregnant when she died. Detective William Murdoch soon discovers that many of those connected with the girl's life have secrets to hide. Was her death on attempt to cover up a scandal in one of the city's influential families?
In the cold Toronto winter of 1895, the naked body of a servant girl is found frozen in a deserted laneway. The young victim was pregnant when she died. Detective William Murdoch soon discovers that many of those connected with the girl's life have secrets to hide. Was her death on attempt to cover up a scandal in one of the city's influential families?
Product Details
Publisher
Titan Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
248g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857689870
SKU
V9780857689870
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Ref
99-50
About Maureen Jennings
Maureen Jennings emigrated to Canada from the UK at the age of seventeen. Best known for the Murdoch Mysteries series, the TV adaptation of which has been running since 2008, Jennings has also launched a new contemporary series featuring a forensic profiler named Christine Morris. She lives in Toronto, Canada with her husband, two cats and two dogs.
Reviews for Except the Dying
A first novel enriched by the vividness of its period settings and animated by the lifelike characters caught up in its broad social sweep. - New York Times Jennings creates more than a period mystery. She brings alive 1895 Toronto. - Publishers Weekly Terrific . . ... Read more