- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Arrow (Mar 29 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0099439999
- ISBN-13: 978-0099439998
- Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 2.1 x 19.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 222 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #850,309 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A brilliant debut mystery novel set in Victorian London. Natalie Meadows jumps from Blackfriars Bridge to escape the horror she has just witnessed. But she is rescued and feels duty-bound to find the murderer of her best friend, the music hall star Nellie Warwick.
About the Author
Lee Jackson trained as a librarian and has worked in various London legal colleges. He lives in London.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
An impressive first novel,
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This review is from: London Dust (Paperback)
In London of the 1850s, a famous actress is murdered. Her friend, Natalie Meadows jumps off the Blackfriars Bridge soon after the death. However, Natalie does not die and, by assuming another identity, she is free to attempt to solve the murder of her friend. As we travel the squalid streets of Victorian London we meet a whole host of unsavory characters any of which could have been responsible for the death of the actress. As usual, the closer Natalie gets to the solution, the more she places herself into danger.Lee Jackson has a strong interest in Victorian London. In a sense, this book is really a travelogue of London in this time period and the careful attention to historical detail is one of the book's major strengths. The mystery, itself, is almost superfluous and the solution somewhat disappointing. In fact, the actual ending is a bit obtuse. The fact that this is a first novel makes this an impressive enough effort. Recommended.
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2.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An impressive first novel,
By Larry Gandle - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: London Dust (Paperback)
In London of the 1850s, a famous actress is murdered. Her friend, Natalie Meadows jumps off the Blackfriars Bridge soon after the death. However, Natalie does not die and, by assuming another identity, she is free to attempt to solve the murder of her friend. As we travel the squalid streets of Victorian London we meet a whole host of unsavory characters any of which could have been responsible for the death of the actress. As usual, the closer Natalie gets to the solution, the more she places herself into danger.Lee Jackson has a strong interest in Victorian London. In a sense, this book is really a travelogue of London in this time period and the careful attention to historical detail is one of the book's major strengths. The mystery, itself, is almost superfluous and the solution somewhat disappointing. In fact, the actual ending is a bit obtuse. The fact that this is a first novel makes this an impressive enough effort. Recommended. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Left in The Dust,
A Kid's Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: London Dust (Paperback)
Having just finished A Dangerous Woman by L.M. Jackson/Lee Jackson, I was looking forward to reading London Dust. The book was frustrating, characters thrown in here and there at a confusing pace. This was a book I put aside and read several others in-between before I went back to it, it took me 3 other reads to be able to finish it. The story was not satisfying and a great disappointment. I have read the 2nd book, The Mesmerist's Apprentice, to A Dangerous Woman series by the same author and that book is quite good.
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