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    Murder at the British Museum: London's famous museum holds a deadly secret…

    By Jim Eldridge

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    1894. A well-respected academic is found dead in a gentlemen's convenience cubicle at the British Museum, the stall locked from the inside. Professor Lance Pickering had been due to give a talk promoting the museum's new 'Age of King Arthur' exhibition when he was stabbed repeatedly in the chest. Having forged a strong reputation working alongside the inimitable Inspector Abberline on the Jack the Ripper case, Daniel Wilson is called in to solve the mystery of the locked cubicle murder, and he brings his expertise and archaeologist Abigail Fenton with him.
    But it isn't long before the museum becomes the site of another fatality and the pair face mounting pressure to deliver results. With enquiries compounded by persistent journalists, local vandals and a fanatical society, Wilson and Fenton face a race against time to salvage the reputation of the museum and catch a murderer desperate for revenge.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAllison & Busby
    Release dateJan 24, 2019
    ISBN9780749023911
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    Jim Eldridge

    Jim Eldridge was born in central London towards the end of World War II, and survived attacks by V2 rockets on the Kings Cross area where he lived. In 1971 he sold his first sitcom to the BBC and had his first book commissioned. Since then he has had more than one hundred books published, with sales of over three million copies. He lives in Kent with his wife.

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    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this book. The story takes place in 1892 and a professor is found murdered in the men’s room before the presentation of his latest publication regarding the fictional King Arthur and the real King. The Museum hires private enquiry agents to protect its reputation while the police are investigating the murder. It’s not long before there’s a second murder and our investigators run into a jealousy problem with the head of the police. I thought the unmarried relationship of Daniel and Abigail was wonderful but rather progressive for the time.
    • 4/5
      1894. A well-respected academic is found dead in a gentlemen's convenience cubicle at the British Museum, the stall locked from the inside. Professor Lance Pickering had been due to give a talk promoting the museum's new 'Age of King Arthur' exhibition when he was stabbed repeatedly in the chest. Having forged a strong reputation working alongside the inimitable Inspector Abberline on the Jack the Ripper case, Daniel Wilson is called in to solve the mystery of the locked cubicle murder, and he brings his expertise and archaeologist Abigail Fenton with him. But it isn't long before the museum becomes the site of another fatality and the pair face mounting pressure to deliver results. With enquiries compounded by persistent journalists, local vandals and a fanatical society, Wilson and Fenton face a race against time to salvage the reputation of the museum and catch a murderer desperate for revenge.

      I didn't realize this was part of a series, but I think it works well as a stand alone. I was entertained all the way through and could really feel the strong connection between Daniel and Abigail. The setting and plot were well-researched and laid out.

      *Book received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
    • 4/5
      1894, England and when a respected professor and author is found dead in the gentleman's conveniences in the British Museum, Sir Jasper Stone, curate in charge decides to employ private enquiry agents to aid the police. Daniel Wilson is an ex-Scotland Yard Inspector and his partner Abigail Fenton, an archaeologist are employed.
      Professor Lance Pickering was at the Museum to give a talk to promote his new book and the museum's new exhibition concerning King Arthur.
      But what could be the possible motive for his death, especially when this is not the last murder. Is there a connection between the two.
      An enjoyable and interesting Victorian mystery. A delightful read with its likeable array of characters.
      A NetGalley Book