"The Murders in Praed Street" by John Rhode is a gripping mystery that unfolds in the grim and forgotten setting of Praed Street. The story kicks off with the baffling murder of James Tovey, a respected greengrocer leading a peaceful life with his family. His daughter, Ivy, has recently become friends with a young man named Ted Copperdock, and the friendship causes some concern. Tovey's life takes a tragic turn when he is called to St. Martha's Hospital to identify an accident victim, only to become a murder victim himself. The investigation pulls readers into a web of interconnected characters, including Ivy and the cryptic herbalist Mr. Elmer Ludgrove, revealing hidden motivations and suggesting that the ordinary street conceals deadly secrets.
The murders in Praed Street
By John Rhode
In a dreary neighborhood, the hunt for a killer begins as a quiet greengrocer becomes the victim of a crime, sending shockwaves through his family and stirring up the dark secrets hidden in plain sight.
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About the AuthorCecil John Charles Street, better known as John Street, was a major in the British Army and a crime fiction novelist.
Cecil John Charles Street, better known as John Street, was a major in the British Army and a crime fiction novelist.
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