Murder in Punch Lane
Gothic crime in the laneways of 19th century Melbourne
by Jane Sullivan
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Pub Date Jul 02 2024 | Archive Date Jul 02 2024
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Description
Inspired by real events and people, Murder in Punch Lane is a dark and gripping crime novel that maps the sins and secrets of nineteenth-century Melbourne.
Melbourne, 1868. When dazzling theatre star Marie St Denis dies in the arms of her best friend, fellow actress Lola Sanchez, everyone believes it was suicide by laudanum overdose. Everyone except Lola. On the brink of stardom herself, she risks everything by embarking on a quest to find Marie’s killer.
When journalist Magnus Scott, writing as ‘the Walking Gentleman’, publishes a compassionate obituary about her friend, Lola decides to seek his help. A fraught attraction develops between these two amateur detectives from opposite sides of society, and their volatile relationship soon begins to compromise their investigation.
Lola keeps a secret from Magnus. She traverses the corrupt underbelly of the brash young metropolis just as he does, but disguised as a boy, entering dangerous, forbidden spaces where the lives of the rich and privileged intersect with the city’s underclass and outsiders: bohemians, theatre folk, prostitutes, down-and-outs and opium addicts.
Neither are prepared for the truths they will uncover about the powers that rule Melbourne – or the consequences for their own lives. And now they must race to find the murderer before the city destroys them both.
Advance Praise
‘A story that is both lyrical and visceral’ – SULARI GENTILL, author of The Woman in the Library
‘A story that is both lyrical and visceral’ – SULARI GENTILL, author of The Woman in the Library
Available Editions
EDITION | Paperback |
ISBN | 9781760688981 |
PRICE | A$32.99 (AUD) |
PAGES | 368 |