{"product_id":"smoke-and-silk-a-compulsive-historical-mystery-set-in-victorian-london-9781035418329","title":"Smoke and Silk: A Compulsive Historical Mystery Set in Victorian London","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Atmospheric, intricate and authentic' ERIN KELLY\u003cbr\u003e'Utterly immersive and completely compelling . . . A dazzling debut' D. V. BISHOP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An unusual and enjoyable crime story' \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDARKNESS LIES IN THE SHADOWS OF VICTORIAN LONDON\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOpium, treachery, murder . . .\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePearl Fitzgerald arrives in Limehouse - London's very -first Chinatown - to settle her late father's affairs and claim her inheritance. But when she unwittingly -finds herself at the scene of a murder, her plans are thrown off course. Even more so by the alluring Mei, sister to the dead man. Utterly infatuated, Pearl promises Mei that she will bring her brother's killer to justice, and she dives into the East End's criminal underworld. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in the city of smoke and silk, where cultures clash and the hangman's noose is always waiting, the truth comes at a cost. With each step of the investigation Pearl risks her livelihood, her relationship with Mei, and her life. Because the killer will strike again, and they're already hunting for the next victim . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOpium smuggling, murder and unexpected romance meet in this historical thriller for fans of Leonora Nattrass, Laura Shepherd-Robinson and Sarah Waters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A tale that brings a lost world vividly back to life' NEIL BARTLETT\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Keating's delicious debut guides us through the little-known world of Victorian London's Chinese community in working-class Limehouse' STELLA DUFFY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mountain Leopard Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781035418329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384","brand":"Fiona Keating","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51707958263989,"sku":"9781035418329","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9cc6f673-4141-416d-a2aa-4200fa8deeca.jpg?v=1757396837","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/smoke-and-silk-a-compulsive-historical-mystery-set-in-victorian-london-9781035418329","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}