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The Night in Question

By: Laurie Graham
Narrated by: Juanita McMahon
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Young Dot Allbones is the runt of a large Midlands family. Blessed with none of her sisters' beauty, she'll be lucky even to find a man to marry her. Whatever shall be done with Dot?

When Kate Eddowes comes up from London and moves in next door, no one expects the pretty and popular orphan to take any notice of the plain-faced and provincial Dot, five years her junior. But against the odds, the girls strike up an unlikely friendship.

As the friends become young women, the bright lights of the capital lure them south, and Dot discovers a lucrative talent for making people laugh. But even as she shines on the music hall stage, Kate's own life begins to fall apart. And the shadowy streets of Whitechapel are no place for a desperate woman to wander....

Capturing the dark heart of Victorian London with her inimitable sharpness and wry wit, Laurie Graham brings to life the bustling pleasures and not-so-hidden dangers of life in a crowded city with its extremes of poverty and wealth. And all the while, in the shadows, lurks the lacerating threat of the Ripper.

©2015 Laurie Graham (P)2015 WF Howes Historical Mystery Feel-Good Fiction

Critic reviews

"Why is Laurie Graham not carried on people's shoulders through cheering crowds? Her books are brilliant!" (Marian Keyes)
"A delightfully smart and sophisticated historical novelist." ( Sunday Times)
"What a wonderful, life-enhancing, truly funny writer she is." (Wendy Buchan)
"One of my favourite writers." (Wendy Holden)
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An interesting take on the Whitechapel murders, beautifully read. This was my first Laurie Graham book, but I enjoyed it so much, I am off to find more. Loved her dialogue...

Altogether grand

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A very enjoyable book based on historical events surrounding the Ripper murders. The reader Juanita McMahon was excellent.

Fantastic Narration

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