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The Ruby in the Smoke: A Sally Lockhart Mystery

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The Ruby in the Smoke: A Sally Lockhart Mystery

By: Philip Pullman
Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
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“BEWARE THE SEVEN blessings . . . ” When she first utters these words, 16-year-old Sally Lockhart doesn’t know their meaning. But when an employee of her late father hears them, he dies of fear. Thus begins Sally’s terrifying journey into the seamy underworld of Victorian London, in search of clues to her father’s mysterious death. Mystery & Suspense Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Historical Fiction Mystery Action & Adventure Literature & Fiction Mysteries & Detectives Fiction Exciting
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Engaging story with rich characters I quickly cared about. Well paced page-turner. Excellent narration with distinct character voices.

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I enjoyed the very beginning of the book but it went downhill from there. The overwrought, breathless voice the narrator employed for the main character made her sound helpless which I doubt Pullman had in mind. It threw off the whole book. The story itself used some Conan Doyle type devices with a lot of the the Woman in White to underwhelming effect. The plot twists felt so out of left field that they lost any impact.

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