Mary Finch and the Thief: A Mary Finch Mystery

Description

It is 1893. Orphaned Mary Finch is a 13-year-old scullery maid.

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Clever and resourceful, Mary is also loyal and has plans to 'better herself, ' and then she is accused of theft. Determined to prove her innocence, Mary sets out to track down the real thief. Her journey takes her from Baker Street, where her friends, the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, live, to the dark and dangerous East End of London. On her trail is the suspicious Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard, the evil butler of her employer, a mysterious gentleman who is not what he appears to be, and a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to get what was stolen. Mary must hurry to find the truth before she is arrested and sent to jail, or before worse happens. With her friend, Archie Dibble, Mary embarks on her dangerous journey.