{"product_id":"the-waxwork-man-j-c-briggs-9780854950898","title":"The Waxwork Man","description":"\u003cb\u003eAnother chilling case for Charles Dickens and Superintendent Sam Jones! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Victorian crime mysteries, \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDavid Copperfield\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDickens investigates a death witnessed only by waxwork women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon, 1851\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile visiting Madame Tussaud's Chamber of Horrors, \u003cb\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/b\u003e crosses paths with \u003cb\u003eSir Fabian Quarterman\u003c\/b\u003e, a judge famed for his ruthlessness in court. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDickens reluctantly accepts an invitation to accompany Quarterman back to his mansion, where he claims to keep a gallery of waxworks that surpass Madame Tussaud's. To his dismay, Dickens finds that they are all effigies of women who were sentenced to death or who died in brutal circumstances. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe day after Dickens's visit, Quarterman is found dead in his gallery, his face frozen in an expression of terror. When Dickens views the scene\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewith\u003cb\u003e Superintendent Sam Jones\u003c\/b\u003e of Bow Street, he believes that one of the waxwork women is missing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough the cause of Quarterman's death is assumed to be apoplexy, Dickens is convinced that there are more sinister forces at work. And when waxwork women begin mysteriously appearing around London and two more men are found dead in suspicious circumstances, Dickens and Jones must once again embark on a search for a deranged criminal... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat happened to the missing waxwork? Did someone seek revenge on the judge?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd can Dickens unearth the secrets of the dead...?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Waxwork Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the eleventh urban mystery in J. C. Briggs' literary historical series, the Charles Dickens investigations, a traditional British detective series set in Victorian London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Charles Dickens Investigations Series: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK ONE: The Murder of Patience Brooke\u003cbr\u003eBOOK TWO: Death at Hungerford Stairs\u003cbr\u003eBOOK THREE: Murder by Ghostlight\u003cbr\u003eBOOK FOUR: The Quickening and the Dead\u003cbr\u003eBOOK FIVE: At Midnight In Venice\u003cbr\u003eBOOK SIX: The Redemption Murders\u003cbr\u003eBOOK SEVEN: The Mystery of the Hawke Sapphires\u003cbr\u003eBOOK EIGHT: The Chinese Puzzle\u003cbr\u003eBOOK NINE: Summons to Murder\u003cbr\u003eBOOK TEN: The Jaggard Case\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK ELEVEN: The Waxwork Man\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. C. Briggs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0854950893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780854950898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.70d","brand":"J. C. Briggs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47637401534719,"sku":"9780854950898","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2deb5a3a-cb0b-4241-b278-d273a1cf3c8a.jpg?v=1765115967","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-waxwork-man-j-c-briggs-9780854950898","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}