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      Watchers of the Dead

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      December 1882. Reporter Alec Lonsdale is shocked to discover a body hacked to death in the basement of a new museum. Suspicion immediately falls on a trio of cannibals, brought over as museum exhibits, who have disappeared without trace. But then he discovers a letter ...

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      Product ID:9780727888914
      Product Form:Hardback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:An Alec Lonsdale Victorian mystery
      Title:Watchers of the Dead
      Authors:Author: Simon Beaufort
      Page Count:256
      Subjects:Historical crime and mysteries, Historical mysteries, c 1800 to c 1900
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      December 1882. Reporter Alec Lonsdale is shocked to discover a body hacked to death in the basement of a new museum. Suspicion immediately falls on a trio of cannibals, brought over as museum exhibits, who have disappeared without trace. But then he discovers a letter in the victim''s home warning of a catastrophic event planned for Christmas Eve.

      An escaped assassin. A group of cannibals on the run. A threatening letter. Newspaper reporter Alec Lonsdale is on the case in this compelling Victorian mystery.

      "All Londoners will see what the Watchers are capable of on Christmas Eve ."


      December 1882. Attending the opening of the new Natural History Museum, Pall Mall Gazette reporter Alec Lonsdale and his colleague Hulda Friederichs are shocked to discover a body in the basement, hacked to death. Suspicion immediately falls on a trio of cannibals, brought over from the Congo as museum exhibits, who have disappeared without trace.

      Alec however has his doubts - especially when he discovers that three other influential London men have been similarly murdered. When he and Hulda discover a letter in the victim''s home warning of a catastrophic event planned for Christmas Eve, the pair find themselves in a race against time to discover who exactly the Watchers are and what it is they want .


      Imprint Name:Severn House
      Publisher Name:Canongate Books
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2019-03-29

      Additional information

      Weight452 g
      Dimensions217 × 179 × 18 mm