The Shadow in the North A Sally Lock..., Philip Pullman
The Shadow in the North A Sally Lock..., Philip Pullman
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The Shadow in the North: A Sally Lockhart Mystery
Book Two

Author: Philip Pullman

Narrator: Adjoa Andoh

Unabridged: 9 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/20/2022

Synopsis

WHEN ONE OF Sally’s clients loses a large sum of money in the unexpected collapse of a British shipping firm, Sally sets out to investigate. But as she delves deeper into the identity of a wealthy and elusive industrialist, she uncovers a plot so diabolical, it could subvert the entire civilized world.

About Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman was born in Norwich, England, in 1946. He has won many awards, including the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. His acclaimed trilogy, His Dark Materials, has been published in thirty-nine languages. . The Amber Spyglass, the trilogy’s astonishing finale, was the first children’s book in history to win the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. It was also nominated for the Booker Prize. When he is not writing books, Pullman enjoys drawing, woodworking, and playing the piano. He lives with his family in Oxford, England.

Reviews

Goodreads review by mark on June 19, 2024

The girl has grown up! When last we saw her, she was much younger. Young but experienced in the corruption and evils of the world. Young but old beyond her years. Young but ready for revolution! Now older, wiser, but just as angry. Scarred. More scars shall come. Alas! The author is committed to showin......more

Goodreads review by Dannii on March 21, 2018

To give a Philip Pullman novel only two stars physically pains me! However, this just was not the book for me. This is the second instalment in the Sally Lockhart quartet, which is a Victorian-era series following amateur-sleuth-turned-private-detective, Sally Lockhart, as she attempts to solve the......more

Goodreads review by Larissa on December 09, 2008

The Shadow of the North has a lot going on, including runaway magicians, false mediums, and steampunk weapons of mass destruction. But the true heart of this story does not lie in its intricate and sometimes improbable plot. It's about love. Not that mushy, obsessive stuff so many YA novels devote t......more

Goodreads review by J on June 07, 2011

seriously, why the heck do people waste their time with the golden compass? so good. intelligent, villains you love to hate, sinister plots...i normally hate this word applied to a book, but it was a delicious read. so dang good. and now, major spoiler............... ......seriously, don't read this i......more

Goodreads review by Jude on December 03, 2008

book on CD: Anton Lesser is a delightful reader!......more

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