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Sally Lockhart's investigation into her father's death takes her to the office of Mr Higgs where the mention of just three words - sent to her in a message b...
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Matthew tells Sally that her father was murdered by a Chinese criminal named Ah Ling, who is the head of a triad known as The Seven Blessings. Sally arms herself for protection. Mrs. Holland solves the riddle, and heads to a pub where the ruby was hidden, but it has already been taken.
'The Ruby in the Smoke' is a story about Sally Lockhart, a recently orphaned sixteen-year-old girl living in Victorian London. When her father dies, she is quickly drawn into the dangerous mystery of a missing Ruby and an evil woman called Mrs. Holland who will stop at nothing, even murder, to get it.
Mystery, intrigue, and danger envelop sixteen-year-old Sally Lockhart as she sets out to uncover the truth behind her father Matthew Lockhart's death. Matthew was one of two partners in a...
Sally Lockhart's father has just died and she has received a mysterious letter telling her to seek out Marchbanks and to avoid 'The Seven Blessings.' Sally begins to investigate and is soon drawn into two dangerous mysteries, one revolving around a much-desired Ruby, and the other concerning her father's death.
Jan 1, 2001 · Have you ever heard the phrase The Seven Blessings? That question causes a man to die of shock, and propels Sally Lockhart into a desperate adventure that will expose the deepest secrets of the corrupt and murderous opium trade. Sally is sixteen when the story begins, orphaned and alone.
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Sally Lockhart has just struck a man dead. Not with a weapon, though she has a pistol and probably the heart to use it. Sally killed Mr Higgs with just three words – "The Seven Blessings".
