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The Sign of the Gallows

by Susanna Calkins
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A dead man at a crossroads. A secret message. A ring with a warning about death . . . Printer's apprentice Lucy Campion is caught up in a strange and puzzling murder case in this twisty historical mystery set in seventeenth-century London.
London, 1667. On her way to a new market to peddle her True Accounts and Strange News, printer's apprentice Lucy Campion quickly regrets her decision to take the northwestern road. Dark and desolate, the path leads her to the crossroads – and to the old hanging tree. She doesn't believe in ghosts, but she's not sure ghosts don't believe in her.
But before she even reaches the crossroads, she's knocked off her feet by two men in a hurry. What were they running from? To her dismay, she soon discovers for herself: there, dangling from the tree, is the body of a man.
Did he commit self-murder, or is there something darker afoot? The more Lucy learns, the more determined she is to uncover the truth. But this time, even the help and protection of magistrate's son Adam, and steadfast Constable Duncan, may not be enough to keep her safe from harm . . .

  • Creators

  • Series

    Lucy Campion Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 1, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781448304691

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781448304691
      • File size: 1075 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      February 1, 2021
      Set in late-seventeenth-century London, Calkins' latest entry in her Lucy Campion series features the intrepid heroine once again chasing a murderer. Lucy is an apprentice to a printer, but, in addition to her printing skills, she's also inclined to try her hand at amateur sleuthing. When her path to market takes her to a crossroads near a notorious "hanging tree," she sees two men fleeing the scene and then finds another man hanging from the tree. She is unable to lift him down and so sets off to find Constable Duncan, on the way encountering Adam Hargrave, the magistrate's son. As she relates her story, Duncan and Hargrave are at first disbelieving, but, after finding the body, they agree to investigate, with Lucy's help, of course. Instead of a straightforward murder, the trio uncovers a baffling case that is awash with stolen identities, revenge, unrequited love, infidelity, secret codes, intrigue, danger, and violence. A crisply written, cleverly plotted, and nicely detailed historical mystery, with a lively heroine and a satisfying ending.

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