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Death at Devil's Bridge
A Victorian Mystery (4)
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Newlyweds Charles and Kate Sheridan have moved into Kate's ancestral Georgian home, Bishop's Keep, where Kate plans to devote herself to her writing and Charles to the responsibilities of the landed gentry.
He agrees to host an automobile exhibition and balloon race attended by Europe's foremost investors and inventors, among them the young Mr. Charles Rolls and Henry Royce. But speed, competition, and money prove to be more explosive than gasoline—and for one automobile builder, more deadly...
Death at Devil's Bridge by Robin Paige intricately weaves a story of innovation and intrigue, set against the backdrop of the turn of the century's mechanical marvels.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780857300195
Publisher: Oldcastle Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 26 May 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Crime & Mystery Club Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 288
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About the Author
Robin Paige is the pseudonym of husband-and-wife team Susan Wittig Albert and Bill Albert. Susan Wittig Albert is the author of the China Bayles mysteries Thyme of Death, Witch's Bane, Hangman's Root, Rosemary Remembered, Rueful Death, Love Lies Bleeding, Chile Death, Lavender Lies, Mistletoe Man, and Bloodroot. Bill Albert is the coauthor, with his wife, of more than sixty novels for young adults.
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