1870. Charles Dickens is dead.
The final instalment of his last manuscript has vanished.
The script was last seen addressed to the publisher whose fortunes depend on it. Since its sudden disappearance the only clue to its whereabouts is a trail of brutal murders.
With his livelihood - indeed his life - in jeopardy, Dickens' publisher sets out to unravel the mystery. The trail leads him from bustling West End theatres, through grimy East End backstreets, into the fug of illicit opium dens, as the crime he hopes to solve ensnares him.
- ISBN10 0099512750
- ISBN13 9780099512752
- Publish Date 7 January 2010 (first published 5 February 2009)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 11 October 2023
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Vintage
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 464
- Language English