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Historical Fiction · 2019 · PG

Lethal Pursuit

by Will Thomas

Barker and Llewelyn in Victorian London. Someone was worth killing for.

"The true star power comes from its compatibly mismatched leads. Joy to those who discover Mr. Thomas’s latest novel this holiday season." —The Wall Street Journal London, 1892—Cyrus Barker is brought into a game of international espionage by the Prime Minister himself in the newest mystery in Will Thomas's beloved series. Private enquiry agents Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn receive in the mail an unexplained key stamped with the letter Q. Barker, recognizing it for what it is, uses the key to unlock an anonymous door in the alleyway, which opens to an underground tunnel leading to Downing

For10+GenreHistorical FictionLength288 pagesRead time~7.5 hours

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Violence

Some

Moderate; Victorian mystery danger and investigation

Language

None

No strong language; period-appropriate prose

Sexual Content

None

No sexual content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

None

No psychological concerns; engaging puzzle-solving

What this book is about

The fourteenth Barker and Llewelyn novel continues Will Thomas's excellent Victorian mystery series — following enquiry agent Cyrus Barker and his partner Thomas Llewelyn through a case that draws them into the most dangerous corners of late-Victorian London. Thomas writes period mystery with genuine historical texture and consistently satisfying puzzle-solving.

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