An edition of The ninth stone (2007)

The ninth stone

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An edition of The ninth stone (2007)

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Amen Corner, London, 1864. Orphan Sarah O'Reilly has disguised herself as a boy so that she can work in the offices of Septimus Harding's newspaper, the London Mercury. She meets Lily Korechnya, a wealthy widow who writes a column for the paper under a pseudonym. Lily has been enlisted by Lady Cynthia Herbert to help catalogue her magnificent jewel collection. She is especially struck by several large gems that belong to the Maharaja of Benares, which Lady Herbert has promised to have made into a special charm. The gems include a fiery red diamond that seems to exert an unsettling influence over anyone who touches it. Then two gruesome murders take place -- first a customs officer at the docks and next a jeweller in Hatton Gardens, both of whom were strangled in an unusual, distinct way. A local simpleton, Holy Joe, is blamed for the murders but neither Lily or Sara are convinced the police have the right man. The trail of the missing gems leads them back to India, to ghosts, and the dangerous cult of the destroyer goddess Kali.

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English
Pages
378

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Cover of: The ninth stone
The ninth stone
2009, Phoenix, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Cover of: The ninth stone
The ninth stone
2007, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Edition Notes

Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007.

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London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823.92
Library of Congress
PR6106

The Physical Object

Pagination
378 pages ;
Number of pages
378

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26455663M
Internet Archive
ninthstone0000fitz
ISBN 10
0753826399
ISBN 13
9780753826393
OCLC/WorldCat
262719223

Work Description

A jewel theif is loose in old London town and is murdering his victims. Sarah O'Reilly, who works as a typesetter in a newspaper office, becomes embroiled in the mystery that will eventually lead to India and a jewel with terrifying powers.

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