The Mystery of the Hawke Sapphires, (Paperback)

<b>Charles Dickens and Superintendent Jones must unravel two eerie mysteries! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Victorian crime mysteries, <i>A Christmas Carol</i> and <i>David Copperfield... </i></b><p><b><i>Dickens faces a decades-old disappearance, a brutal murder and a missing link...</i> </b> </p><p><b>London, 1851</b> </p><p>On his deathbed, the sinister Sir Gerald Hawke asks a distant cousin - Reverend Meredith Case - to find Sapphire, his long-lost ward and heir to the Hawke family jewels. </p><p>Concerned for her welfare, Meredith vows to discover where Sapphire disappeared to. </p><p>Meanwhile, Felix Gresham - a young man with literary ambitions - is found murdered on the steps of a bookshop. As an acquaintance of the Gresham family, novelist <b>Charles Dickens</b> once again teams up with <b>Superintendent Sam Jones</b> to investigate the murder. </p><p>But in his quest for the truth, Dickens finds that those associated with Felix are reluctant to talk. </p><p>And when he is called on to assist with the search for the Hawke heir, he begins to wonder whether the two cases could be connected... </p><p><b><i>What became of Sapphire Hawke? What secrets did Felix take to his grave?</i> </b></p><p><b>And can Dickens find the link between the two mysteries...?</b> </p><p><i><b>The Mystery of the Hawke Sapphires</b></i> is the seventh urban mystery in J. C. Briggs' literary historical series, the Charles Dickens investigations, a traditional British detective series set in Victorian London. </p><p>'<b>Brilliantly crafted</b>, with authentic (and uniquely named) characters, <i>The Mystery of the Hawke Sapphires </i><b>brings Dickensian London richly to life</b>. Real evil lurks in the Hawke legacy, in contrast to the fragile humanity which shines through. Peppered throughout with understated humour, this <b>superbly written</b> murder mystery engrosses the reader in an ambiguous, but auspicious unravelling of truths' - <b>Coirle Mooney, author of <i>My Lady's Shadow</i></b> </p><p><b>The Charles Dickens Investigations Series: </b><br>BOOK ONE: The Murder of Patience Brooke<br>BOOK TWO: Death at Hungerford Stairs<br>BOOK THREE: Murder by Ghostlight<br>BOOK FOUR: The Quickening and the Dead<br>BOOK FIVE: At Midnight In Venice<br>BOOK SIX: The Redemption Murders<br><b>BOOK SEVEN: The Mystery of the Hawke Sapphires</b><br>BOOK EIGHT: The Chinese Puzzle<br>BOOK NINE: Summons to Murder<br>BOOK TEN: The Jaggard Case<br>BOOK ELEVEN: The Waxwork Man</p>

• The Mystery of the Hawke Sapphires, (Paperback)
• Author: Sapere Books
• ISBN: 9781800551695
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2021-01-26
• Page Count: 338