The Ruby in the Smoke: A Sally Lockhart Mystery

$8.99 US
RH Childrens Books | Knopf Books for Young Readers
On sale Mar 29, 2017 | 9781524764951
Age 12 and up
Reading Level: Lexile HL740L
Sales rights: US, Opn Mkt (no CAN)
“BEWARE THE SEVEN blessings . . . ” When she first utters these words, 16-year-old Sally Lockhart doesn’t know their meaning. But when an employee of her late father hears them, he dies of fear. Thus begins Sally’s terrifying journey into the seamy underworld of Victorian London, in search of clues to her father’s mysterious death.
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“BEWARE THE SEVEN blessings . . . ” When she first utters these words, 16-year-old Sally Lockhart doesn’t know their meaning. But when an employee of her late father hears them, he dies of fear. Thus begins Sally’s terrifying journey into the seamy underworld of Victorian London, in search of clues to her father’s mysterious death.

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  • SUBMITTED
    ALA Best Books for Young Adults
  • HONOR
    Horn Book Fanfare