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The Red Ribbon

The gripping spy series shortlisted for the SpyMasters Book Prize 2025
Series: The Irregular
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The Red Ribbon by H.B. Lyle is a gripping crime and thriller tale set in post-World War I London. It follows the story of Wiggins, a former member of Sherlock Holmes' Baker Street Irregulars, who is drawn into a perilous investigation involving murder, espionage, and revolutionary schemes. As Wiggins delves deeper, he wrestles with political intrigue and personal vendettas in a fast-paced narrative full of twists and turns.
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You might enjoy this crime and thriller novel if you're drawn to tales that mix historical intrigue with detective work. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century London, it offers a gripping narrative full of espionage, suspense, and rich atmospheric detail that immerses you into its mysterious world.

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The Red Ribbon

The follow-up to the acclaimed The Irregular: A Different Class of Spy and the second book in 'a great new series' (Mick Herron, author of Spook Street)

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The thrilling follow up to The Irregular: A Different Class of Spy, featuring Wiggins - an ex-soldier who was trained as a child by Sherlock Holmes.

Praise for The Irregular

'H.B. Lyle has found the golden thread between Bond and Holmes' β€” Giles Foden, author of The Last King of Scotland

'Impressive period detail and sharp dialogue add charm to the strong plot' β€” Daily Mail

'A thrilling story of espionage, murder and the creation of the Secret Service' β€” Charles Cumming, author of A Colder War

Now an agent of the newly-formed Secret Service, Wiggins is still determined to track down Peter the Painter, the murderer of his friend Bill. Meanwhile, Captain Kell is under pressure to identify who is leaking vital information from the government, and his wife Constance is getting dangerously close to the more militant faction of suffragettes.

When Wiggins traces one of the old Baker Street Irregulars gang to a mysterious club in Belgravia, the action follows thick and fast in another brilliantly compelling novel of betrayal and suspense.

Series: The Irregular

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781473655478

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 July 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Paperback

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 352

About the Author

H.B. Lyle lives in South London with his partner and their twin daughters. After a career in

feature film development, he took an MA in creative writing, followed by a PhD, at the University of

East Anglia, an experience which led to the creation of The Irregular. He also writes screenplays

and teaches undergraduates.

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