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The Red Monarch
The Red Monarch: The Brontë sisters take on the underworld of London in this exciting and gripping sequel | Bella Ellis
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The Brontë sisters' first poetry collection has just been published, potentially marking an end to their careers as amateur detectors, when Anne receives a letter from her former pupil Lydia Robinson. Lydia has eloped with a young actor, Harry Roxby, and following her disinheritance, the couple been living in poverty in London. Harry has become embroiled with a criminal gang and is in terrible danger after allegedly losing something very valuable that he was meant to deliver to their leader. The desperate and heavily pregnant Lydia has a week to return what her husband supposedly stole, or he will be killed. She knows there are few people who she can turn to in this time of need, but the sisters agree to help Lydia, beginning a race against time to save Harry's life. In doing so, our intrepid sisters come face to face with a terrifying adversary whom even the toughest of the slum-dwellers are afraid of . . . The Red Monarch. Praise for Bella Ellis and the series: 'Evocative and utterly enchanting' Sarah Hilary 'Bella Ellis is a very special talent' Angela Clarke 'Brilliantly entertaining and original' C.L. Taylor 'More heart-warming than blood-chilling' Sunday Express 'Ellis's writing flows beautifully' Yorkshire Magazine 'Elegant, witty and compulsively readable - I think the Brontë sisters would have been delighted' Rosie Walsh 'A breath-taking concept . . . Fun, charming and intriguing' Araminta Hall 'A delight' Wall Street Journal
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emmaturi
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This is the 3rd installment of the Brontë family playing detective. I loved it, set in London this time, and a gripping storyline. I would love to see this as a TV show.

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PuddleJumper
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Mehso-so

This is the weakest of the books so far. Setting it in London didn't work for me, it was more focused on the setting and less on the characters which I didn't enjoy

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kezzlou85
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Oh I love these books so much and this one was incredibly powerful and also quite heartbreaking. As a huge fan of Jane Eyre, I always found myself drawn to Charlottte but it was Emily who stole this one for me. Oh the journey she goes on and how you wish she didnt have to. The plot was steady but you know it was building to a cleverly constructed climax. There's a couple of brilliant twists along the way that just add to the story #Netgalley 5*

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OutsmartYourShelf
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The third book in this series is slightly darker in tone involving the kidnapping of young girls for nefarious purposes. Again, the incorporation of people such as Victorian authors Charles Dickens & Catherine Crowe lends itself well to the story. I didn't enjoy it quite as much as the first two books so I have rated it 4🌟

My thanks to NetGalley & publishers, Hodder & Stoughton, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

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