{"product_id":"9781787198791","title":"A Necessary Murder (The Heloise Chancey Mysteries Book 2)","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this second instalment of the Heloise Chancey Mysteries, M.J Tjia brings us another enthralling historical crime where the twists and turns are as numerous and dark as the London streets which serve as their setting.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eStoke Newington, 1863: Little Margaret Lovejoy is found brutally murdered in the outhouse at her family’s estate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few days later, a man is cut down in a similar manner on the doorstep of courtesan and professional detective Heloise Chancey’s prestigious address. At the same time, Heloise’s maid, Amah Li Leen, must confront events from her past that appear to have erupted into the present day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Once again Heloise is caught up in a maelstrom of murder and deceit that threatens to reach into the very heart of her existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMove over Shelock Holmes... the latest from detective and former courtesan Heloise Chancey...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREVIEWS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Full of lush historical detail and brimming with breathless suspense, \u003ci\u003eA Necessary Murder\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003cb\u003eperfectly splendid\u003c\/b\u003e read. Heloise Chancey is a sleuth for the ages,’ \u003ci\u003eTasha Alexander\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A Necessary Murder is \u003cb\u003edark and terrifying with a compelling heroine\u003c\/b\u003e. I couldn't wait to return to the world of Heloise Chancey,’\u003ci\u003e Sarah Ward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Another \u003cb\u003eclever and compelling read\u003c\/b\u003e by M.J. Tjia. This expertly written historical crime novel weaved an evocative story that put my life on hold until I finished the very last page,’ \u003ci\u003eCaroline Mitchell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘As with the first in this series, Tjia captures the contrasting atmosphere of mid-Victorian London to great effect – the opulence of Mayfair as before, but this time exploring Limehouse and the East India Dock Road. As a reader we are there with \u003cb\u003eall our senses stimulated by the writing\u003c\/b\u003e,’ \u003ci\u003eDavid Evans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Well-crafted… \u003cb\u003estrong prose and plotting\u003c\/b\u003e’ Publishers’ Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eAn enthralling historical crime story\u003c\/b\u003e, where the twists and turns are as dark as the streets of Limehouse and the East India Dock, where it is partly set’ Crime Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOKS BY M.J. TJIA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe Be Damned\u003cbr\u003eA Necessary Murder\u003cbr\u003eThe Death of Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"M.J. Tjia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":44951591551136,"sku":"9781787198791","price":8.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_6639e46a-132d-4598-bd03-c6f044fc496b.jpg?v=1686272925","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9781787198791","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}