The Jaggard Case

Another thrilling adventure in Dickensian London! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Victorian crime mysteries, A Christmas Carol and David Copperfield... Dickens and Jones are investigating two different cases ... but could they be linked? London, 1851 With Superintendent Sam Jones away in Southampton on the trail of missing murderer Martin Jaggard, his wife, Elizabeth, enlists the help of Charles Dickens when her beloved servant, Posy, goes missing. Meanwhile, Jones apprehends Jaggard's mistress, Cora Davies, who is in possession of stolen jewels belonging to Jaggard's murder victim, Sir William Pell. But Jones is no closer to finding the man himself, so he returns to London where he believes Jaggard may be hiding. Dickens and Jones discover that their separate cases both have links to Clerkenwell - a notorious haunt for criminals and forgers. And when they suspect they are being followed, they realise Jaggard may be onto them. Was Jaggard behind Posy's abduction? Is the servant girl still alive? Or will more victims be found dead in the mysterious Jaggard Case...? The Jaggard Case is the tenth urban mystery in J. C. Briggs' literary historical series, the Charles Dickens investigations, a traditional British detective series set in Victorian London. The Charles Dickens Investigations Series:

BOOK ONE: The Murder of Patience Brooke

BOOK TWO: Death at Hungerford Stairs

BOOK THREE: Murder by Ghostlight

BOOK FOUR: The Quickening and the Dead

BOOK FIVE: At Midnight In Venice

BOOK SIX: The Redemption Murders

BOOK SEVEN: The Mystery of the Hawke Sapphires

BOOK EIGHT: The Chinese Puzzle

BOOK NINE: Summons to Murder

BOOK TEN: The Jaggard Case

BOOK ELEVEN: The Waxwork Man