The Body at Waterloo Station: An Unputdownable Historical Murder Mystery

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A murdered clerk. A body at Waterloo. A letter with a deadly secret. London, 1889. In the gloomy Dead Letter Office at St Martin's Le Grand, young clerk Andrew Peverell spends his days sorting through letters that never found their intended reader. When three anonymous notes cross his desk - each inviting a stranger to a public house near Buckingham Palace - Andrew makes a decision that will cost him his life.Four days later, a foul smell leads to a black leather trunk in Waterloo Station's left-luggage office. Inside is Andrew's body. When the story reaches the morning papers, Emma Langley recognises the victim's name - a man her late brother once knew as a boy. Together with her friend Penny Green, she sets out to find the truth. Their investigation takes them from the hushed rooms of the Dead Letter Office to the grand halls of Marlborough House, where a footman has vanished and a menacing lawyer is hunting him down. But the truth about Andrew's death lies somewhere no one has thought to look. And by the time Emma understands what she is really searching for, the killer is closer than she has ever imagined... Perfect for readers who love: - Victorian London mysteries- A gaslit atmosphere and richly-drawn period detail- A missing-body puzzle with a shocking twist- A pair of clever, funny female investigators to fall in love with For fans of cosy Victorian crime from Anne Perry, T.E. Kinsey and Deanna Raybourn. Book 6 in the Emma Langley Victorian Mysteries. Each book can be read as a standalone, but the series is best enjoyed in order.

Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN-13

9781837003334

Publisher

Storm Publishing

Published

October 20, 2026

Pages

292

Weight

9.8 oz

Subject

Fiction