Murder at the World's Fair (Clockwork Quigley Chronicles, #1)
M.J. Lyons
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
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· 1 ratings · 289 pages · Published: 02 May 2019
On the day of the grand opening, young Norwood Quigley, aspiring journalist, photographer and scion of a world-famous airship magnate, stumbles onto the scene of a murder; the victim: a Prussian Ambassador; the perpetrator: a Chinese assassin, or so the powers-that-be say. In truth, the suspect is Jing, a roguish but amiable youthful delinquent.
Concerned by Jing’s claim of innocence and his assumed guilt by higher powers, including the British Empire's military, Norwood is thrown into a grand intrigue that hinges on Toronto’s world fair. As chaos consumes the celebrations, he fears that his influential family is being manipulated in a plot to create an international incident that will lead to a war that spans the world.
An action packed story of wondrous technologies, monstrous automatons, airship chases and pistol-wielding women's dress reformists.
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