A Tale of Two Murders by Heather Redmond

Charles is recently launching his career as an entry level journalist at the Evening Chronicle. Heather Redmond introduces us to a twenty-two year old Charles Dickens who is dining in the home of his editor. Families dine at their tables whether in abundance or in simple appreciation of even the most meager of a shared meal. January of 1835 in Brompton, outside of London, ushers in the New Year and adds the age-old desire for an Epiphany celebration.

Just the right pressure and just the right persistence can shed light on even the darkest of situations. 'A very little key will open a very heavy door.' (Charles Dickens) But with a twist or two in this most peculiar case, he and Kate may be in for the worst of times. If Charles can find justice for the victims, it will be a far, far better thing than he has ever done. The lovely Kate offers to help-using her social position to gain access to the members of the upper crust, now suspects in a murder. When Charles hears from a colleague of a very similar mysterious death a year ago to the date, also a young woman, he begins to suspect poisoning and feels compelled to investigate. By morning, the poor young woman will be dead. Charles, Kate, and her father rush to the neighbors' home, where Miss Christiana Lugoson lies unconscious on the floor. They are having the best of times when a scream shatters the pleasant evening. Invited to dinner at the estate of the newspaper's co-editor, Charles is smitten with his boss's daughter, vivacious nineteen-year-old Kate Hogarth. In the winter of 1835, young Charles Dickens is a journalist on the rise at the Evening Chronicle. On the eve of the Victorian era, London has a new sleuth.

A Tale of Two Murders by Heather Redmond