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Kathryn Ardleigh and her husband, Charles, are called on for help when scandal threatens Jennie Jerome Churchill. Her son Winston's political future is jeopardized by someone who claims to have proof that his father was none other than the notorious Jack the Ripper... Praise for Robin... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Lady Kathryn "Kate" Ardleigh Sheridan, aka Beryl Bardwell: American born wife of Charles Sheridan, Lord SomersetAuthor of detective mystery novels
- Lord Charles Sheridan, Baron Somersworth: Husband of Kate Ardsleigh. An amateur scientist, photograoher, forensics expert with a flair for uncovering the truth of mysteries
- Jennie Jerome Churchill, Lady Randolph Churchill: Beautiful young widow of Lord Randolph Churchill, mother of Winston and Jack. Seeing Lt. George Cornwallis-West, who is Winston's age
- Lieutenant Winston Churchill: Son of Randolph and Jennie Churchill. Fresh from military success in Egypt about which he has written. Has political aims, but is in need of money, as is his spendthrift mother
- George Cornwallis-West: Young lieutenant in the Scots Guards who is enamored of Jennie Churchill
- Mary Kelly: Last victim of Jack the Ripper. Worked as nursemaid for Alice Crook.
- Sarah Pratt: Cook at Bishop's Keep, Lady Sheridan's estate
- Annie Crook: young East End girl who attracted royal attention, was secretly married and had a daughter, Alice
- Mr. Thomas Finch: photographer and blackmailer
- Arthur Raeburn: Older brother of Manfred and Maude Raeburn
- Mrs. Mccarthy: Mary Kelly's landlady
- Mr. Hodge: Butler at Bishop's Keep
- Mary Plumm: young kitchen maid at Bishop's Keep with an attitude, and information she misuses
- Mrs. O'Reilly: Runs a Confectioner's Shop in the East End on Cleveland Street
- Manfred Raebum: Brother of Arthur and Maude. Managing Editor of The Anglo-Saxon Review, the new magazine "Maggie" - Jennie Churchill is creating. A gift for editing and managing. Former classmate of Winston Churchill's. Chip on his shoulder.
- Frederick Abberline: Former police officer and Detective Inspector of Scotland Yard who investigated the Jack the Ripper cases before they were closed. Briefly bodyguard and spy reporting on Eddy
- Prince Albert Victor, "Eddy": Deaf playboy son of the Prince of Wales. Dabbled with artists and bohemian crowds and got into trouble.
- Alice: young daughter of Annie Crook and "A.V. Sickert". Deaf like her father.
- Walter Sickert: Impressionist artist in London. Former friend of Eddy, who often pretended to be his brother when they went to music venues
- Jack the Ripper: undiscovered murderer of 5 young women in 1888
- Maggie: the name Jennie calls her magazine, which Manfred Reuford calls The Anglo Saxon
- Lord Randolph Churchill: deceased husband of Jennie Churchill.
- Beryl Bardwell: nom de plume of Kate Ardleigh Sheridan for her detective novels
- Sir Charles Warren: Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
- Richards: Butler at Sibley House, the stuffy London residence of the Sheridans
- Mr. Robert Lees: Spiritualist whose premonitions about Jack the Ripper came true. Police asked him for help.
- Dick Pratt: Husband of Mrs. Pratt, cook of Bishop's Keep, newly released from prison.
- James Stephen: barrister, poet, and Eddy's one-time tutor, long time friend and fellow Freemason
- A. Byrd: pseudonym of blackmailer
- Dr. William Gull: Royal physician. Freemason, friend of Randolph Churchill's
- John Netley: Carriage driver
First Sentence edit
Jennie Churchill opened the drawer of her writing desk and took out an envelope.
Table of Contents edit
Acknowledgements
Cast of Characters
Chapters: 1-39.
Authors' Notes
References
Series & Lists edit
This is book 6 of 12 in Victorian Mystery. (standard series)
Preceded by Death at Rottingdean, and followed by Death at Epsom Downs.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Robin Paige (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Prime Crime
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0425173410
Page Count: 288
Publisher: Prime Crime
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0425173410
Page Count: 288
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823
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