Smoke and Silk, Fiona Keating
Smoke and Silk, Fiona Keating
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Smoke and Silk
a compulsive historical mystery set in Victorian London

Author: Fiona Keating

Narrator: Jacqui Bardelang

Unabridged: 12 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/27/2025

Synopsis

'Atmospheric, intricate and authentic' ERIN KELLY
'Utterly immersive and completely compelling . . . A dazzling debut' D. V. BISHOP
'An unusual and enjoyable crime story' SUNDAY TIMES

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DARKNESS LIES IN THE SHADOWS OF VICTORIAN LONDON

Opium, treachery, murder . . .

Pearl Fitzgerald arrives in Limehouse - London's very ­first Chinatown - to settle her late father's affairs and claim her inheritance. But when she unwittingly ­finds herself at the scene of a murder, her plans are thrown off course. Even more so by the alluring Mei, sister to the dead man. Utterly infatuated, Pearl promises Mei that she will bring her brother's killer to justice, and she dives into the East End's criminal underworld.

But in the city of smoke and silk, where cultures clash and the hangman's noose is always waiting, the truth comes at a cost. With each step of the investigation Pearl risks her livelihood, her relationship with Mei, and her life. Because the killer will strike again, and they're already hunting for the next victim . . .

Opium smuggling, murder and unexpected romance meet in this historical thriller for fans of Leonora Nattrass, Laura Shepherd-Robinson and Sarah Waters.

'A tale that brings a lost world vividly back to life' NEIL BARTLETT

'Keating's delicious debut guides us through the little-known world of Victorian London's Chinese community in working-class Limehouse' STELLA DUFFY

About Fiona Keating

Fiona Keating is a journalist and editor, covering world news, travel and current affairs as well as history and archaeology. She has worked for ITN, IBTimes, SKY, the Independent, and the Guardian. She was born in Penang, Malaysia, is from Chinese/Irish heritage and has lived in London since she was two years old. She completed the Crime Writing MA at City University and lives in Greenwich with her partner. Smoke and Silk is her first novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dan on April 25, 2025

London, 1888. A killer stalks the streets of London…. Pearl Fitzgerald arrives in Limehouse - London’s very first Chinatown - to settle her father’s affairs and to finally claim what is rightfully hers. If only it could be so simple. However Pearl finds herself at the side of a soul slipping away from......more

Goodreads review by Karen on September 25, 2024

I read this as an advanced copy. Crime, thriller, whodunits are not really a book genre I read but, I figured a Victorian mystery in London might prove interesting. There's so much in this book that unfortunately just did not make sense. Our main character Pearl is half Chinese but her mother died i......more

Goodreads review by Louise on January 25, 2025

This one just didn't work for me. I feel I rolled my eyes too many times with this book. I found the characters to have no depth. They'd act , or speak in ways I couldn't imagine anyone ever doing. No surprise on who the villain was, but I read right through to the end to make sure .......more

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An unusual and enjoyable crime story SUNDAY TIMES

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