The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep

Charley Sutherland can “read” literary characters into the real world. He's especially keen on Charles Dickens, but Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, and some of Jane Austen's characters also make appearances. Told from the point of view of Charley's older brother Rob, a lawyer, the story begins with tracking down a version of Uriah Heep (from Dicken's David Copperfield) that has got loose. Personally, I have not read many of these referenced books with the exception of Dicken's Oliver Twist – which also comes into play. But that doesn't matter. I have a passing familiarity with much of this via movies anyway. It's a fun story, really centered on the two brothers, but sometimes it can get bogged down in long conversations. This debut is a well-written story, though. Oh, also, it takes place in Wellington, New Zealand.