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The Case of the Missing Moonstone

The Case of the Missing Moonstone

The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency

Summary

When Mary Godwin and Lady Ada Byron first meet, they don’t exactly hit it off. But with crime on the rise, the unlikely pair form a detective agency to hunt down clever criminals on the streets of London.

Their first case involves a stolen necklace, a false confession, and lots of suspicious suspects – but these are no match for Ada and Mary.

Filled with daring balloon chases, vile villains and two unforgettable heroines, The
Case of the Missing Moonstone
is the first in a thrilling new series; perfect for all aspiring sleuths.

Reviews

  • An enjoyable plot borrowed from Wilkie Collins - not to mention resourceful heroines and fun writing
    The Wall Street Journal

About the author

Jordan Stratford

Jordan Stratford has been pronounced clinically dead, and was briefly (mistakenly) wanted by INTERPOL for international industrial espionage. He is an ordained priest, has won numerous sword fights, jaywalked the streets of Paris, San Francisco, and São Paulo, and was once shot by a stray rubber bullet in a London riot. He lives on a tiny windswept Pacific island populated predominantly by realtors and carnivorous gulls.
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