The Ruby in the Smoke
Ratings37
Average rating3.5
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Ratings37
Average rating3.5
Soon after Sally Lockhart's father drowns at sea, she receives a strange anonymous letter. The dire warning it contains makes a man die of fear at her feet. Determined to discover the truth about her father's death, Sally is plunged into a terrifying mystery in the dark heart of Victorian London, at the centre of which lies a deadly blood-soaked jewel.
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4 primary booksSally Lockhart is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1985 with contributions by Philip Pullman.
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Well, this is the ISBN I have, but this is a completely different cover...
I read this book when I was growing up and I only remember two things:
1. It was boring
2. Opium. So much opium
I am not really sure who the intended audience of this book is. I really loved it, but it seems to expect a lot of knowledge of the opium trade and British colonial politics. I suppose perhaps it is intended for British children.
Anyway, great characters & very intriguing mystery. But just... kind of weird.
