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1864: The Continent: Two bomb attacks, three deaths.
1864: The Continent: Two bomb attacks, three deaths.
Clues to an elaborate assassination plot are intercepted in Paris and the authorities believe the assassin’s lair lies in Soho, London. Heloise Chancey, courtesan and professional detective, must go undercover to spy upon the nest of suspects and end their murderous conspiracy.
Meanwhile, her Chinese maid, Amah Li Leen finds herself trapped in a deadly nightmare of deceit and madness. Will she be able to escape before time runs out?
Danger keeps Heloise close company as she hunts evil down to its devilish source.
Paris
Fighting and danger in Paris? The seedy side of the city is what you see here. From Porte de Clichy and its debtor’s prison to the area around Pigalle and the Moulin Rouge, you see every side of life here.
London
The area in and around Soho is where the novel largely is set:
“The roads are clogged with coaches, cabs, equestrians, pedestrians. Stray dogs and think children dart in and out of the teeming milieu, causing more confusion. Costermongers line the gutter, brandishing baskets of coasl, pottery, baked eel, puppies. By the time they pick their way around a phaeton with a broken axle, they are running late.”
Destination: London, Paris Author/Guide: M J Tjia Departure Time: 1864
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