The Formula for Murder
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
The world's most famous reporter, the intrepid Nellie Bly, hunts down a murderer in Carol McCleary's The Formula for Murder.
History, mystery, murder, and mad science accompany plucky Victorian newspaper reporter Nellie Bly when she travels to the haunted moors of England to investigate the mysterious death of another journalist.
Refusing to believe the young writer committed suicide, Nellie's search for the truth takes her from foggy Londontown to the ancient Roman ruins at Bath and the eerie landscape of Dartmoor. Stalked by a killer as she unravels the mystery behind a series of deaths, Nellie encounters a handsome young biology teacher named H. G. Wells, whose knowledge leads Nellie into the realm of science gone mad.
Joined by Oscar Wilde, fleeing a sex scandal, and Arthur Conan Doyle, pursuing a legendary beast of the moors, Nellie struggles to stay alive as she hunts down a scientist who is trying to recreate in a test tube the work of God. Join Nellie Bly again in this third installment to Carol McCleary's hit mystery series.
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Set in 1890, McCleary's exciting third mystery featuring crime reporter Nellie Bly (after 2011's The Illusion of Murder) finds Nellie in London to bury her prot g , cub reporter Hailey McGuire, an apparent suicide. Nellie can't help wondering what big story Hailey was working on. Who cleaned out her desk and searched her room? And who is now stalking and threatening Nellie? Relentless prying leads Nellie to a high-end society spa in Bath, where miraculous rejuvenations with peat moss are claimed by the controversial owner, Dr. Anthony Lacroix, who suddenly disappears. Oscar Wilde, Arthur Conan Doyle, and H.G. Wells lend able assistance in the search for Dr. Lacroix and his hidden laboratory. Nellie and company must contend with periodic murders and eerie occurrences on the moors of Dartmoor, where they're pursued by wild creatures, both animal and human. For all the action, the book's main draw remains Nellie brash, confrontational, decisive, and even romantic.
Customer Reviews
The Alchemy of Murder
Great story! I hope the author writes another great mystery using Nellie Bly. I don't want to say good-bye.