Barefoot on Baker Street (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781780920122)

Barefoot on Baker Street is set in late Victorian London where a life of crime is the only way to escape poverty and servitude for one bright young workhouse orphan. The narrative follows Red on her incredible life-journey as it twists and turns through poverty, riches, infatuation, loss and love. A dramatic escape from the workhouse at thirteen propels Red into a world of slum housing, street gangs, prostitution and petty crime as the rapidly expanding city groans under the weight of the industrial revolution. A chance meeting with the mysterious and eccentric Sherlock Holmes prompts an infatuation which cuts through her street-wise bravado. Red's blossoming criminal career also brings her to the attention of Professor James Moriarty. An autistic savant riddled with obsessive compulsions, Moriarty is a dangerous criminal who draws Red into his life and onto a collision course with Holmes.

Author: Charlotte Anne Walters
ISBN-10: 1780920121
ISBN-13: 9781780920122
Publisher: MX Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/20/2011
Pages: 380
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.78d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/09/2012