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The Man in Black
The Charles Maddox Mysteries (Related to this series)
- Author
- Lynn Shepherd
- Narrator
- Greta Scacchi
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 2 February 2023
- Run Time
- 12 hours 3 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
Private investigator Charles Maddox is surprised when he is approached by Edward Tulkinghorn for help. The feared and shadowy attorney offers Charles a handsome price he can’t refuse to do some sleuthing for a client. Charles learns that Sir Julius Cremorne has been receiving threatening letters, and now Tulkinghorn wants him to find and stop whoever is responsible.
But what starts as a simple, open-and-shut case swiftly escalates into something bigger and much darker. As he cascades toward a collision with powerful forces, Charles will need all the assistance he can get…
The Man in Black takes a classic Charles Dickens novel and plummets readers into a newly reimagined and mysterious world. Fans of The Confessions of Frannie Langton and Stacey Halls will love this.
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- Author
- Lynn Shepherd
- Narrator
- Greta Scacchi
- Duration
- 12 hours 3 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 February 2023
- ISBN
- 9781004099504
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Historical crime and mysteries
Synopsis
London, 1850: The Dickensian streets grow darker by the day.Private investigator Charles Maddox is surprised when he is approached by Edward Tulkinghorn for help. The feared and shadowy attorney offers Charles a handsome price he can’t refuse to do some sleuthing for a client. Charles learns that Sir Julius Cremorne has been receiving threatening letters, and now Tulkinghorn wants him to find and stop whoever is responsible.But what starts as a simple, open-and-shut case swiftly escalates into something bigger and much darker. As he cascades toward a collision with powerful forces, Charles will need all the assistance he can get…The Man in Black takes a classic Charles Dickens novel and plummets readers into a newly reimagined and mysterious world. Fans of The Confessions of Frannie Langton and Stacey Halls will love this.
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