Death Among the Ruins (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781448306145)

Midnight assignations, dresses fit to meet the queen . . . and murder most horrid! Printer's apprentice Lucy Campion investigates a puzzling death in this thrilling historical mystery set in seventeenth-century London.

London, 1668. Printer's apprentice Lucy Campion is suspicious when she meets a young ragpicker who claims to have fine clothes to sell from a lady of quality. Are the garments stolen . . . or a sign of something worse?

Her suspicions are soon realized when the clothes are identified as belonging to a recently deceased elderly aristocrat. Young Mercy Sykes has robbed a grave! Mercy is arrested, and it's only thanks to Lucy's intervention that the ragpicker, who's struggling to support her family, isn't locked up.

Lucy doesn't expect to see Mercy again, but their meeting soon has unexpected consequences. For when Mercy finds a dead woman in the ruins of Christchurch, dressed in unexpected finery, it's to Lucy who she turns for help . . .

Lucy Campion is a feisty working-class heroine, plying her trade as a printer's apprentice in Renaissance London. If you're new to the series (it's safe to jump right in), we can't wait for you to meet her in this twisty, puzzle-packed historical mystery, brimming with authenticity!

Author: Susanna Calkins
ISBN-10: 1448306140
ISBN-13: 9781448306145
Publisher: Severn House
Language: English
Published: 06/06/2023
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.40w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/01/2023 pg. 28
Publishers Weekly 05/01/2023
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2023