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Night's Child

A Detective Murdoch Mystery

By Maureen Jennings

By Maureen Jennings

By Maureen Jennings

By Maureen Jennings

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Part of Murdoch Mysteries

Part of Murdoch Mysteries

Category: Crime Mysteries

Category: Crime Mysteries

Paperback $16.99

Feb 26, 2013 | ISBN 9780771046773

Ebook $12.99

Feb 24, 2009 | ISBN 9781551991931

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    About Night’s Child

    Gorgeous new TV tie-in edition of Maureen Jennings’s immensely popular Inspector Murdoch series, basis for the long-running The Murdoch Mysteries, now on CBC.

    After thirteen-year-old Agnes Fisher faints at school, her teacher, the young and idealistic Amy Slade, is shocked to discover photographs in the girl’s desk. One is of Agnes in a lewd pose, captioned “What Mr. Newly Wed Really Wants.” When Agnes does not show up at school the next day, her teacher takes the two photographs to the police. Then Detective Murdoch, furious at the sexual exploitation of such a young girl, sets out to find the photographer and put him behind bars.

    About Night’s Child

    After thirteen-year-old Agnes Fisher faints at school, her teacher, the young and still idealistic Amy Slade, is shocked to discover in the girl’s desk two stereoscopic photographs. One is of a dead baby in its cradle, and on the back Agnes has scrawled a terrible message. Worse, the other photograph is of Agnes in a pose captioned “What Mr. Newly Wed Really Wants.” When Agnes doesn’t show up at school the next day, her teacher takes the two photographs to the police. Murdoch, furious at the sexual exploitation of such a young girl, resolves to find the photographer – and to put him behind bars.

    Night’s Child is the fifth novel in Maureen Jennings’s highly praised historical mystery series. Three of Jennings’s novels have been made into TV movies under the title Murder 19C: The Murdoch Mysteries. Bravo/CHUM is currently developing a series based on the character of Detective William Murdoch for broadcast in 2007.

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    About Maureen Jennings

    Born in England, MAUREEN JENNINGS emigrated to Canada as a teenager. The first Detective Murdoch mystery was published in 1997. Six more followed, all to enthusiastic reviews. In 2003, Shaftesbury Films adapted three of the novels into movies of the… More about Maureen Jennings

    About Maureen Jennings

    Born in England, MAUREEN JENNINGS emigrated to Canada as a teenager. The first Detective Murdoch mystery was published in 1997. Six more followed, all to enthusiastic reviews. In 2003, Shaftesbury Films adapted three of the novels into movies of the… More about Maureen Jennings

    Product Details

    Category: Crime Mysteries

    Paperback | $16.99
    Published by McClelland & Stewart
    Feb 26, 2013 | 384 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780771046773

    Category: Crime Mysteries

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by McClelland & Stewart
    Feb 24, 2009 | 384 Pages | ISBN 9781551991931

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    Praise

     • “The fifth novel in this remarkably unsentimental series . . . brings to life a violent but vital society of astonising contradictions.” – New York Times
     • “Jennings has . . . a fine eye for telling details and good characters. . . . Jennings handles all the plotlines with aplomb, while never losing her grounding in Toronto history.” – Globe and Mail
     • “The portrayal of Victorian life in Toronto rings true. We feel the chill of the poorly heated rooms. . . . This is a well-written, tightly plotted mystery.” – Quill & Quire

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