The Price of Murder

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The Price of Murder
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Author Bruce Cook (writing as Bruce Alexander)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Series Sir John Fielding, #10
Genre Historical Crime novel
Publisher Putnam
Publication date
2003
Media typePrint (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages257 pp
ISBN 0-399-15078-1
OCLC 51848652
813/.54 21
LC Class PS3553.O55314 P75 2003
Preceded by An Experiment in Treason  
Followed by The Rules of Engagement  

The Price of Murder is the tenth historical mystery novel about Sir John Fielding by Bruce Alexander (a pseudonym for Bruce Cook).

Plot summary

Sir John and Jeremy are drawn deep into the notorious Seven Dials area of London, where they must contend with the most sordid inclinations of both the working class and the aristocracy. When the body of a young girl is pulled from the Thames, the search for the girl's mother takes Jeremy to the races.

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