Cold Dark Deep
Feb 2027 · Sold by Simon and Schuster
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When a child's body is discovered in tumultuous eighteenth-century London, a struggling writer dares to defy her time and become an unlikely force for social justice in a new historical mystery by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Julia Keller.
Brilliant—but broke. Ahead of her time—but behind on her rent.
Such is the plight of Sarah Fielding in 1750 London, shortly before the opening of Westminster Bridge. Sister of the famous author Henry Fielding, Sarah is a writer as well—but with barely a smidgen of Henry's commercial success. When the body of a young girl turns up on the shiny new bridge, Sarah finds her destiny as a self-described Avenger of Misfortune—the word "detective" was yet to be coined—in the churning, volatile, but alluring world of Georgian London.
As the great city's population surges, inequality sharpens its claws. Wealth protects the powerful, while a burgeoning underclass is left voiceless and vulnerable. Joining forces with the Bow Street Runners, the nation's first professional police force, Sarah plunges headlong into a case that will expose this stark divide between rich and poor—and dares to expose an evil secret that lurks within the glamorous, perilous city.
Brilliant—but broke. Ahead of her time—but behind on her rent.
Such is the plight of Sarah Fielding in 1750 London, shortly before the opening of Westminster Bridge. Sister of the famous author Henry Fielding, Sarah is a writer as well—but with barely a smidgen of Henry's commercial success. When the body of a young girl turns up on the shiny new bridge, Sarah finds her destiny as a self-described Avenger of Misfortune—the word "detective" was yet to be coined—in the churning, volatile, but alluring world of Georgian London.
As the great city's population surges, inequality sharpens its claws. Wealth protects the powerful, while a burgeoning underclass is left voiceless and vulnerable. Joining forces with the Bow Street Runners, the nation's first professional police force, Sarah plunges headlong into a case that will expose this stark divide between rich and poor—and dares to expose an evil secret that lurks within the glamorous, perilous city.
When a child's body is discovered in tumultuous eighteenth-century London, a struggling writer dares to defy her time and become an unlikely force for social justice in a new historical mystery by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Julia Keller.
Brilliant—but broke. Ahead of her time—but behind on he...
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About the author
Julia Keller earned a Ph.D. in English Literature at Ohio State University and has taught at Princeton University, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of Chicago. She was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. Julia was chief literary critic and staff writer at the Chicago Tribune, where she won the paper's first Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. She is the author of an eight-volume mystery series; a science fiction trilogy for young adults; a biography of Richard Gatling, inventor of the Gatling gun; and Quitting, an argument for the limits of perseverance. Julia has contributed many on-air essays to The NewsHour on PBS and NPR’s All Things Considered and delivered a TEDx talk.
Julia Keller earned a Ph.D. in English Literature at Ohio State University and has taught at Princeton University, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of Chicago. She was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. Julia was chief literary critic and staff writer at the Chicago Tribune, w...
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