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The Missing Mummies

Jesperson & Lane Book 3
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Should you find yourself in need of a discreet investigation into any sort of mystery, call on Jesperson and Lane... Arthur Conan Doyle would have approved,' says George R.R. Martin. Miss Lane is puzzled by Jasper Jesperson's interest in what seems a very minor theft—possibly even... Read More
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Bryant & May meets Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries in this charming Victorian adventure featuring shrieking pits, missing girls, witches and (maybe) a mummy's curse.

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Should you find yourself in need of a discreet investigation into any sort of mystery, call on Jesperson and Lane... Arthur Conan Doyle would have approved,' says George R.R. Martin.

Miss Lane is puzzled by Jasper Jesperson's interest in what seems a very minor theft—possibly even a prank—from the storerooms at the British Museum. But London in the 1890s is rife with secret organisations, cults, and individuals eager to acquire some of the legendary magic of ancient Egypt. The deeper the two detectives dig, the more hidden crimes they uncover, and the higher the death toll mounts. And at the centre of it all is the 'Mystery Mummy' recently acquired by the museum.

'Tuttle does a lovely job of putting us back in the foggy streets of Victorian London.' —George R.R. Martin, author of Game of Thrones

Are the deaths and madness truly caused by a mummy's curse? Or is there a scheming, living villain to be apprehended?

'A most engaging detective duo.' —Mark Douglas Home, author of The Sea Detective and The Woman Who Walked Into The Sea

Jesperson and Lane, with their experience of past investigations involving psychic phenomena and supernatural events as well as ordinary human criminality, are surely best placed to find the truth.

Jesperson and Lane, at your service.

Series: Jesperson and Lane

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  • The Missing Mummies
    Should you find yourself in need of a discreet investigation into any sort of mystery, call on Jesperson and Lane... Arthur Conan Doyle would have approved,' says George R.R. Martin. Miss Lane is puzzled by Jasper Jesperson's interest in what seems a very minor theft—possibly even a prank—from the storerooms at the British Museum. But London in the 1890s is...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529422757

Publisher: Quercus Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 January 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Arcadia Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 432

About the Author

Lisa Tuttle was born and raised in Austin, Texas, but moved to Britain in the 1980s. Her first novel, Windhaven, co-written with George R.R. Martin, was followed by a dozen fantasy, science fiction and horror adult and YA novels, and hundreds of award-winning short stories, collected in several volumes. She now lives with her writer husband and their daughter on the side of a Scottish loch.

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