Murder By Ghostlight

I received an e-ARC of this novel through NetGalley and Trafalgar Square Publishing, The History Press. Thank you. This third mystery in the Charles Dickens and Superintendent Jones series will please readers who enjoy a novel which places strong emphasis on both historical settings and the literatur......more

A change of location occurs for book 3 in the series. Dickens is staging one of the plays he did to fundraise for actors or writers, this time in Manchester. A member of the cast is a rather unpleasant man, despite a recommendation from a friend of Dickens who was unable to play the part due to inju......more

‘She could hardly believe that Mr Dickens had been taken into custody.’ Manchester, 1850. Charles Dickens and his company of friends are performing ‘Money’, a play by Edward Bulwer-Lytton at the Queen’s Theatre. At the end of the evening’s performance, Charles Dickens and the other members of the cas......more

First sentence: The actor on stage seemed to be asleep, one long white hand hanging from the arm of the velvet chair, and the white of his shirt showing momentarily in the flickering lamplight. His head was on his chest and he was quite still. Premise/plot: Murder by Ghostlight is the third novel in......more