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Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences: Book 1
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Evil is most assuredly afoot—and Britain’s fate rests in the hands of an alluring renegade . . . and a librarian.
These are dark days indeed in Victoria’s England. Londoners are vanishing, then reappearing, washing up as corpses on the banks of the Thames, drained of blood and bone. Yet... read more
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Summary edit
Evil is most assuredly afoot—and Britain’s fate rests in the hands of an alluring renegade . . . and a librarian.
These are dark days indeed in Victoria’s England. Londoners are vanishing, then reappearing, washing up as corpses on the banks of the Thames, drained of blood and bone. Yet... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Wellington Thornhill Books: Archivist at the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences
- Eliza D Braun: Field agent (until recently) at the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences
- Lord Devane: Member of the Phoenix Society
- Doctor Havelock: Member and mastermind in the Phoenix Society
- Harry: Eliza former partner.
- Bartholomew Devane: aka Lord Devane, a member of the Phoenix Society
- Bruce: An agent in the Ministry
- Signora Sophia Del Morte: An assian from Itlay. She is the one who gets Wellington into trouble.
- Harrison Thorne: Agent Braun's former partner.
- Alice: Eliza's maid.
- Pearson: The butler at Dr Havelock's estate.
- Christopher: Add a description of this character.
- Mary Grissom
- Olivia Devane: Lord Bartholomew Devane's downtrodden wife.
- Campbell: Bruce Campbell, an agent in the Ministry.
- Alexander
- Macbeth
- Macduff
- Smith
- Buford
- Colin
- Molly
- Barty
- Eliza Braun: The female lead in the story. She is from New Zeland.
- Agent Braun: Eliza's formal title.
- Richard
- Simon
- Mark
- Vic
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 11 in Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences. (standard series)
Followed by The Janus Affair.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Philippa Ballantine (Author)
- Tee Morris (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Country: UK
Publication Date: April 26, 2011
ISBN: 978-0062049766
Page Count: 416
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Country: UK
Publication Date: April 26, 2011
ISBN: 978-0062049766
Page Count: 416
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.92
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