The Old Rogue of Limehouse, Ann Granger
The Old Rogue of Limehouse, Ann Granger
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The Old Rogue of Limehouse
A Victorian London Murder Mystery

Author: Ann Granger

Narrator: Julia Barrie, Gareth Armstrong

Unabridged: 7 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/26/2023

Synopsis

Scotland Yard's Inspector Ben Ross and his wife Lizzie return in Ann Granger's gripping ninth Victorian mystery.

It is the summer of 1871 when Scotland Yard's Inspector Ben Ross pays a visit to Jacob Jacobus, the old rogue of Limehouse: infamous antiquarian, friend to villains, and informer to the police. Ben hopes to glean information about any burglaries that might take place now that the wealthiest echelons of society are back in London for the season.

Little does he realize that an audacious theft has already occurred—a priceless family heirloom, the Roxby emerald necklace, has been stolen from a dressing table in the Roxby residence, and the widowed Mrs. Roxby is demanding its immediate return.

Ben's day gets worse when he and his wife Lizzie are interrupted that evening by the news that Jacob Jacobus has been found dead in his room with his throat slit from ear to ear . . . Surely the two crimes cannot be connected? But with Ben's meticulous investigative skills and Lizzie's relentless curiosity, it is only a matter of time before the tragic truth is revealed . . .

About Ann Granger

Ann Granger is a British novelist of crime fiction. She writes the Mitchell and Markby, Fran Varady, Lizzie Martin, and Campbell and Carter series. Granger earned her modern languages degree from the University of London and went on to teach English in France for a year. Next, she worked at British consulates and embassies in various countries in Europe. After getting married, she ended up living in Zambia and Germany before coming back home to raise her family in England.

Granger began her career writing historical romance novels under the pen name Ann Hulme, beginning with the 1979 novel A Poor Relation. She began her crime fiction career in 1991 with the novel Say It with Poison, now writing as Ann Granger.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elaina on March 06, 2024

A bit slow to get into but very interesting and good resolve.......more

Goodreads review by Lizzie on July 23, 2023

It is 1871 and the London Season is in full swing. These are the months in which wealthy and well-born young ladies are introduced to fashionable society, which causes problems for Scotland Yard because it results in the theft of valuable jewellery that the young ladies wear. Inspector Ben Ross has......more

Goodreads review by Clive on August 21, 2023

'The Old Rogue of Limehouse' is set in the summer of 1871. Queen Victoria is on the throne and William Gladstone is Prime Minister. Limehouse is a busy, polluted suburb east of central London close to the River Thames. Inspector Ben Ross, stationed at Scotland Yard, is visiting Jacob Jacobus who clai......more

Goodreads review by Moira on November 17, 2024

I really enjoy this series of Victorian mysteries by Ann Granger - they remind me of Anne Perry's two Victorian series, especially the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt novels. Charlotte and her sister used to get more actively involved in the investigations than Lizzie does. Lizzie reminds me more of the f......more

Goodreads review by Sandra on October 26, 2024

Another period of history I enjoy novels set in. This one was good but maybe not as good as others and also, all the way through this series, I find myself comparing Ann Granger@s take on the stories and period with those of Anne Perry and her Inspector Pitt novels, which in my opinion are far bette......more

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