Mystery
From the Charred Remains
2014·352 pages
In fire-ravaged 1666 London, maid-turned-printmaker Lucy Campion probes a stabbing murder amid plague and rubble.
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In fire-ravaged 1666 London, maid-turned-printmaker Lucy Campion probes a stabbing murder amid plague and rubble.
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"It's 1666 and the Great Fire has just decimated an already plague-ridden London. Lady's maid Lucy Campion, along with pretty much everyone else left standing, is doing her part to help the city clean up and recover. But their efforts come to a standstill when a couple of local boys stumble across a dead body that should have been burned up in the fire but miraculously remained intact--the body of a man who died not from the plague or the fire, but from the knife plunged into his chest. Searchin...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Mild romance subplot; attraction and tension, not the main focus
Violence & gore
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Stabbing murder; corpse discovery; investigation peril without gore focus
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Background Anglo-French war tensions and shifting social classes
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Murder victim; plague and Great Fire aftermath suffering referenced
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