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In the second case recorded by Benjamin Franklin's young charge and assistant Nick Handy, the great Doctor Franklin is confronted with a shocking event. While attending a mummers' play at the home of a popular merchant Roddy Fairbrass on Christmas Eve 1757, their host suddenly collapses and dies. Although the bereaved family denies it, Franklin is convinced that he has witnessed a murder. Franklin had been to the Fairbrass home one time before to investigate the report of a ghost and now believes that there must be some sinister connection between the two events. Determined to uncover the truth, the intrepid inventor and statesman, accompanied by Nick, unravels a tangled plot of intrigue and scandal while matching wits with some of London's most notorious criminal minds.
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Benjamin Franklin and a Case of Christmas Murder, Robert Lee Hall
- Language
- Released
- 1991
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Benjamin Franklin and a Case of Christmas Murder
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Robert Lee Hall
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Released
- 1991
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN10
- 0312926707
- ISBN13
- 9780312926700
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Mystery Novels, Holidays, Christmas, Historical Mystery
- Rating
- 2.95 out of 5
- Description
- In the second case recorded by Benjamin Franklin's young charge and assistant Nick Handy, the great Doctor Franklin is confronted with a shocking event. While attending a mummers' play at the home of a popular merchant Roddy Fairbrass on Christmas Eve 1757, their host suddenly collapses and dies. Although the bereaved family denies it, Franklin is convinced that he has witnessed a murder. Franklin had been to the Fairbrass home one time before to investigate the report of a ghost and now believes that there must be some sinister connection between the two events. Determined to uncover the truth, the intrepid inventor and statesman, accompanied by Nick, unravels a tangled plot of intrigue and scandal while matching wits with some of London's most notorious criminal minds.