Death Of A Dancing Lady
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Victorian London's fog-shrouded streets conceal a multitude of secrets, and when a celebrated dancing lady is found dead under mysterious circumstances, Sergeant Bragg and Constable Morton of the City of London Police are thrust into a labyrinthine investigation that cuts through the glittering veneer of society's upper echelons. Ray Harrison's Death of a Dancing Lady is a masterfully crafted period mystery that immerses the reader in the gaslit world of late 19th-century England, where the worlds of entertainment, wealth, and crime dangerously intersect. Harrison, renowned for his meticulous historical research and sharp procedural authenticity, constructs a narrative that is as much a vivid portrait of a vanishing era as it is a gripping whodunit. His prose is precise and atmospheric, capturing the social tensions and moral contradictions of Victorian England with unerring accuracy. The dynamic between the worldly, instinct-driven Bragg and the patrician, Oxford-educated Morton provides a compelling human core to the investigation, making Death of a Dancing Lady a worthy entry in one of crime fiction's most underrated historical series — one that will leave readers questioning just how well anyone truly knew the lady at the heart of it all.
Author: Ray Harrison
Format: Hardback
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Victorian London's fog-shrouded streets conceal a multitude of secrets, and when a celebrated dancing lady is found dead under mysterious circumstances, Sergeant Bragg and Constable Morton of the City of London Police are thrust into a labyrinthine investigation that cuts through the glittering veneer of society's upper echelons. Ray Harrison's Death of a Dancing Lady is a masterfully crafted period mystery that immerses the reader in the gaslit world of late 19th-century England, where the worlds of entertainment, wealth, and crime dangerously intersect. Harrison, renowned for his meticulous historical research and sharp procedural authenticity, constructs a narrative that is as much a vivid portrait of a vanishing era as it is a gripping whodunit. His prose is precise and atmospheric, capturing the social tensions and moral contradictions of Victorian England with unerring accuracy. The dynamic between the worldly, instinct-driven Bragg and the patrician, Oxford-educated Morton provides a compelling human core to the investigation, making Death of a Dancing Lady a worthy entry in one of crime fiction's most underrated historical series — one that will leave readers questioning just how well anyone truly knew the lady at the heart of it all.