The red monarch /
by Ellis, Bella.
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BookSeries: Bronte mysteries: Publisher: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2021Description: 344 pages ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781529363371 (hbk.) :; 1529363373 (hbk.) :.Subject(s): Bronte, Charlotte, 1816-1855 -- Fiction | Bronte, Emily, 1818-1848 -- Fiction | Bronte, Anne, 1820-1849 -- Fiction | Crime | Crime | 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899 | Relating to Gay & Lesbian | Crime & mystery fiction | Historical mysteries | Detective and mystery storiesSummary: The Bronte sisters' first poetry collection has just been published, potentially marking an end to their careers as amateur detectors, when Anne receives a letter from her friend Lydia Robinson. Lydia has eloped with a young actor, Harry Roxby, and following her disinheritance, the couple been living in poverty in London. Harry has become embroiled with a criminal gang and is in terrible danger after allegedly losing something very valuable that he was meant to deliver to their leader. The desperate and heavily pregnant Lydia has a week to return what her husband supposedly stole, or he will be killed. She knows there are few people who she can turn to in this time of need, but the sisters agree to help Lydia, beginning a race against time to save Harry's life.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003101687X | ||||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003101688X | ||||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 30/10/2024 | 003101689X |
The Bronte sisters' first poetry collection has just been published, potentially marking an end to their careers as amateur detectors, when Anne receives a letter from her friend Lydia Robinson. Lydia has eloped with a young actor, Harry Roxby, and following her disinheritance, the couple been living in poverty in London. Harry has become embroiled with a criminal gang and is in terrible danger after allegedly losing something very valuable that he was meant to deliver to their leader. The desperate and heavily pregnant Lydia has a week to return what her husband supposedly stole, or he will be killed. She knows there are few people who she can turn to in this time of need, but the sisters agree to help Lydia, beginning a race against time to save Harry's life.
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