“Wait a moment,” said Grewgious, “I’ve heard that phrase before. Yes, of course I have!” He slapped his thigh. “The Thorn of Anxiety. Isn’t that the title of the play you wrote, Bazzard?”
“Yes, sir,” confirmed Bazzard.
“And what was your play about?” asked Cherry.
“Jealousy.”
Table of Contents
Copyright & Acknowledgments
Introduction: Dickensian Crimes, Mike Ashley
The Marshalsea Handicap, Gillian Linscott
The Three-legged Cat of Great Clatterden, Mary Reed and Eric Mayer
Murder in Murray’s Court, David Stuart Davies
The Leaping Lover, Kage Baker
The End of Little Nell, Robert Barnard
Encounter in the Dark, F. Gwynplaine Maclntyre
The Lord No Zoo, Deirdre Counihan
The Bartered Child, Charles Todd
The Little Christian, Rebecca Tope
The Fiery Devil, Peter Tremayne
The Divine Nature, Kate Ellis
I Encounter an Old Friend and a New Mystery, Derek Wilson
Awaiting the Dawn, Marilyn Todd
The Letter, Joan Lock
Not Cricket, Judith Cutler
Tom Wasp and the Swell Mob, Amy Myers
Miss Havisham’s Revenge, Alanna Knight
The Prints of the Beast, Michael Pearce
The Mystery of Canute Villa, Martin Edwards
Watchful Unto Death, Hilary Bonner
The Tidal, Michael Ryan
The Thorn of Anxiety, Edward Marston
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