The Pickwick Murders

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In a reimagining of Charles Dickens' classic The Pickwick Papers, Heather Redmond's fourth Victorian-era mystery in the Dickens of a Crime series finds a young Charles tossed into Newgate Prison for a murder he didn't commit, and his fiancee Kate Hogarth striving to clear his name... London, January 1836- Just weeks before the release of his first book, Charles is intrigued by an invitation to join the exclusive Lightning Club. But his initiation in a basement maze takes a wicked turn when he stumbles upon the corpse of Samuel Pickwick, the club's president. With the victim's blood literally on his hands, Charles is locked away in notorious Newgate Prison. Now it's up to Kate to keep her framed fiance from the hangman's noose. To solve this labyrinthine mystery, she is forced to puzzle her way through a fiendish series of baffling riddles sent to her in anonymous poison pen letters. With the help of family and friends, she must keep her wits about her to corner the real killer-before time runs out and Charles Dickens meets a dead end...

Reviews

Praise for A Dickens of a Crime Mystery Series

Mystery fans and history buffs alike should cheer.
Kirkus, STARRED Review on A Tale of Two Murders

One of the most satisfying mysteries you will read this year.
Suspense Magazine on Grave Expectations

A complex and highly satisfying mystery. Redmond weaves Dickensian themeswealth and poverty, love and rejectionseamlessly throughout the story while evoking a Victorian era that feels immediate and alive. Fans of Anne Perry will love this one.
Dianne Freeman, author of the Countess of Harleigh Mysteries

Meticulous attention to historical details and the known elements of Dickens's life . . . a complex mystery that cunningly explores how Dickens might have been inspired to write the plot of his most well-known book . . . Sharp, incisive, and delightfully twisty. I'm sure I won't be the only reader exclaiming, What the Dickens!
Anna Lee Huber, bestselling author of the Lady Darby Mysteries

For Dickens fans this charming little puzzler will prove a delight.
Booklist on A Tale of Two Murders

One suspects that Mr. Dickens himself would thoroughly enjoy this literary play on his early life and sleuthing abilities. Great fun to read!
Catherine Lloyd, author of the Kurland St. Mary Mysteries

A Tale of Two Murders is an all-over twisty read and a Dickens of a good mystery!
Julie Mulhern, USA Today bestselling author of The Country Club Murders

Author Bio

Heather Redmond is the author of the Dickens of a Crime series and the Journaling Mysteries, as well as historical and contemporary romances written under the name Heather Hiestand. Though her last known British ancestor departed London in the 1920s, she is a committed anglophile, Dickens devotee, and lover of all things nineteenth century. She has lived in Illinois, California, and Texas, and now resides in a small town in Washington State with her husband and son. The president of the Columbia River Chapter of Sisters in Crime, she be found online at HeatherRedmond.com. is the author of the Dickens of a Crime series and the Journaling Mysteries, as well as historical and contemporary romances written under the name Heather Hiestand. Though her last known British ancestor departed London in the 1920s, she is a committed anglophile, Dickens devotee, and lover of all things nineteenth century. She has lived in Illinois, California, and Texas, and now resides in a small town in Washington State with her husband and son. The president of the Columbia River Chapter of Sisters in Crime, she be found online at HeatherRedmond.com.