{"product_id":"a-tale-of-two-murders-9781496720474","title":"A Tale of Two Murders","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the eve of the Victorian era, London has a new sleuth . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the winter of 1835, young Charles Dickens is a journalist on the rise at the \u003ci\u003eEvening Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e. Invited to dinner at the estate of the newspaper's co-editor, Charles is smitten with his boss's daughter, vivacious nineteen-year-old Kate Hogarth. They are having the best of times when a scream shatters the pleasant evening. Charles, Kate, and her father rush to the neighbors' home, where Miss Christiana Lugoson lies unconscious on the floor. By morning, the poor young woman will be dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Charles hears from a colleague of a very similar mysterious death a year ago to the date, also a young woman, he begins to suspect poisoning and feels compelled to investigate. The lovely Kate offers to help--using her social position to gain access to the members of the upper crust, now suspects in a murder. If Charles can find justice for the victims, it will be a far, far better thing than he has ever done. But with a twist or two in this most peculiar case, he and Kate may be in for the worst of times . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Mr. Dickens himself would thoroughly enjoy this literary play on his early life and sleuthing abilities. Great fun to read \"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Catherine Lloyd, author of the Kurland St. Mary Mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eAn all-over twisty read and a Dickens of a good mystery \"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Julie Mulhern, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Country Club Murders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Sharp, incisive, and delightfully twisty.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Anna Lee Huber, bestselling author of the Lady Darby Mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough her last known British ancestor departed London in the 1920s, \u003cb\u003eHeather Redmond\u003c\/b\u003e is a committed anglophile, Dickens devotee, and lover of all things nineteenth century. She has lived in Illinois, California, and Texas, and now resides in a small town in Washington State with her husband and son. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Please sign up for Heather's newsletter to receive new release information, sales, and contests. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Website: www.heatherredmond.com\u003cbr\u003e Twitter: twitter.com\/heatheraredmond\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kensington Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50566584467730,"sku":"9781496720474","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_96804e78-bb31-4663-9f92-b15a99f55067.jpg?v=1731902644","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-tale-of-two-murders-9781496720474","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}