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Black Book of Secrets, The
Higgins, F E
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A$14.95
A deliciously dark and thrilling novel from a devilishly talented debut author.
When Ludlow Fitch's parents cruelly betray him, he steals away on the back of a carriage and leaves behind the stinking City. He arrives in the dead of night at a remote village, where he crosses paths with the tall and limping figure of Joe Zabbidou – a pawnbroker with a difference: Joe trades secrets, not goods, for cash.
Employed as Joe's assistant, Ludlow records the villagers fiendish confessions in an ancient leather-bound volume: The Black Book of Secrets. There's the gravedigger who has been resurrecting bodies; the butcher who made a mouse-meat pie for his bullying father, with fatal consequences; the wizened bookseller who went to murderous lengths to get her hands on a priceless tome.
Ludlow longs to trust his mysterious master, but he senses Joe has much to hide. But then Ludlow Fitch has his own, very dark, secrets...
Author Information
F E Higgins was born in England but raised in Ireland. She lives and writes in a house that dates back to the 15th century, in a small village in rural Kent. The Black Book of Secrets is her debut novel.
ISBN:
9780330444057
Binding:
B-Format Paperback
Pub. Date:
01-05-2008
Category:
Children's: General Fiction
Imprint:
Macmillan
Pages:
320 page/s
Stock:
Stock, Available
Price:
$14.95 AUD
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