Since the events of The Ruby in the Smoke – the devastating loss of Sally’s father, the dramatic mystery of a cursed Ruby and an old woman who would stop at nothing to seize its power – quite a lot has happened in Sally’s life. Why did I read this book: I loved the first book in this series – in fact, I reviewed it just last week as my Old School Wednesday pick for Mystery Appreciation Week! Immediately, I ordered the next 3 books in the Sally Lockhart series and started The Shadow in the North with alacrity. Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the Sally Lockhart quartet But as she delves deeper into the identity of a wealthy and elusive industrialist, she uncovers a plot so diabolical, it could subvert the entire civilized world. WHEN ONE OF Sally’s clients loses a large sum of money in the unexpected collapse of a British shipping firm, Sally sets out to investigate. Publication date: This edition 2008 / First published in 1988
Today, it’s Thea’s turn to take over with a review of The Shadow in the North! On Old School Wednesdays, we take a break from the new and pay homage to the old by reviewing books that are at least 5 years old. Inspired by our defunct From the Dungeons feature (owing a dash of inspiration from Angieville’s Retro Fridays), we decided to create a new feature for 2013. And what better way to snap out of a reading fugue than to take a mini-vacation into the past? Welcome, everyone, to a brand new weekly Smugglerific feature: Old School Wednesdays! We came up with the idea towards the end of last year, when both of us were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of new and shiny (and often over-hyped) books.
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