A Christmas deliverance /
by Perry, Anne.
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BookSeries: Christmas novellas: Publisher: London : Headline, 2022Description: 194 pages ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781472294463 (hbk.) :; 1472294467 (hbk.) :.Subject(s): Crime | Crime | Christmas | Crime & mystery fiction | Historical mysteries | Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction | Detective and mystery storiesSummary: The festive season is fast approaching, and Dr Crowe and his young apprentice Scuff are busy, as always, tending London's sick and wounded. This year, however, Crowe is increasingly distracted by memories of a former patient, Eliza Hollister, for whom he cared deeply. When Crowe sees Ellie being bullied by her domineering fiance in the street, he is convinced that she is marrying a man she doesn't love, and he is determined to find out why. While Crowe starts his investigations, Scuff is left to run the clinic - with a little help from a rather unexpected source. Forced to enter a dangerous world of blackmail and deception, will Crowe manage to reveal the truth before the bells ring out for Christmas?
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Bootle Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003109527X | ||||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003109526X | ||||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003109524X | ||||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003109525X |
The festive season is fast approaching, and Dr Crowe and his young apprentice Scuff are busy, as always, tending London's sick and wounded. This year, however, Crowe is increasingly distracted by memories of a former patient, Eliza Hollister, for whom he cared deeply. When Crowe sees Ellie being bullied by her domineering fiance in the street, he is convinced that she is marrying a man she doesn't love, and he is determined to find out why. While Crowe starts his investigations, Scuff is left to run the clinic - with a little help from a rather unexpected source. Forced to enter a dangerous world of blackmail and deception, will Crowe manage to reveal the truth before the bells ring out for Christmas?
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