'The most fun I've had with a book this year. Every page is a delight' Stuart Turton, author of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
They
were a band of mysterious private detectives who lived beneath the
streets of London in a labyrinth of twisted tunnels and ancient
hallways, the entrance to which no one had ever found...
London, 1958:
Elaborately
disguised and hidden deep beneath the city's streets lies the world of
Miss Brickett's, a secret detective agency. From traversing deceptive
escape rooms full of baited traps and hidden dangers, to engineering
almost magical mechanical gadgets, apprentice detectives at Miss
Brickett's undergo rigorous training to equip them with the skills and
knowledge they will need to solve the mysteries that confound London's
police force.
But nothing can prepare 23-year-old apprentice
Marion Lane for what happens after the arrest of her friend and mentor,
Frank, on suspicion of murder: he tasks Marion with clearing his name
and saving his life. Her investigation will place Marion and her friends
in great peril as they venture into the forbidden maze of uncharted
tunnels that surround Miss Brickett's. Being discovered out of bounds
means immediate dismissal, but that is the least of Marion's problems
when she discovered that the tunnels contain more than just secrets...
Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder is the first installation in a fantastical historical mystery series for fans of Stuart Turton's The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and Natasha Pulley's The Watchmaker of Filigree Street.
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