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The Campion Mysteries #3
Rose Campion and the Christmas Mystery
It's pantomime season at Campions' Palace of Varieties and Wonders - but Rose Campion and her friends have more to worry about than who'll be filling the role of Cinderella. The Duchess - the deadly ruler of the London criminal underworld - has been released from prison, and she has her sights set not only on Rose, but also on a pricesless emerald necklace that has just arrived in the city.
Meanwhile, Campions' is playing host to the mysterious hypnotist Madame de Valentina - but how is she able to communicate with the souls of departed loved ones . . . before they've died?
The thrilling conclusion to the Rose Campion series!
Also in the
Rose Campion and the Stolen Secret
Rose Campion and the Curse of the Doomstone
Meanwhile, Campions' is playing host to the mysterious hypnotist Madame de Valentina - but how is she able to communicate with the souls of departed loved ones . . . before they've died?
The thrilling conclusion to the Rose Campion series!
Also in the
Rose Campion and the Stolen Secret
Rose Campion and the Curse of the Doomstone
210 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 3, 2019
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Lyn Gardner
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Lyn Gardner is the author of Olivia’s First Term and the other Olivia books. She was born in London and now lives near Richmond Park with her partner and two daughters. A theatre critic for The Guardian, she goes to the theatre five or six nights a week, which should leave no time for writing books at all. Before she became a journalist, Lyn was a tea lady, a waitress and sold advertising space for a magazine called Sludge. Her ambitions are to learn to tap dance and walk the high wire, but it may have to be the low wire as she is a bit scared of heights!
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
Lyn Gardner is the author of Olivia’s First Term and the other Olivia books. She was born in London and now lives near Richmond Park with her partner and two daughters. A theatre critic for The Guardian, she goes to the theatre five or six nights a week, which should leave no time for writing books at all. Before she became a journalist, Lyn was a tea lady, a waitress and sold advertising space for a magazine called Sludge. Her ambitions are to learn to tap dance and walk the high wire, but it may have to be the low wire as she is a bit scared of heights!
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January 10, 2024
This is actually the third and final book in the Rose Campion series however if you have not come across Rose and her friends before then this won’t hinder your enjoyment of this book.
Rose was discovered by the owner of a theatre of varieties and wonders when she was just a baby and has lived a happy and exciting life amongst the music hall folk ever since.
With her friends, she has encountered more than her share of intrigue and mystery but none greater than what starts to unfold after the death of the unpopular but highly successful top-billed dancer, Ivy.
When Madame de Valentina, an astonishing hypnotist, joins the cast of Campion’s most people believe her to be a genuine link between the living and the dead but Rose is sceptical and finds more and more to distrust in her.
As the theatre starts to prepare for its grand annual pantomime, it isn’t just the rehearsals and casting that consumes Rose and her friends. A whole web of secrets and underhand activity is about to be uncovered, along with revelations of events that took place many years ago.
Culminating in an eye-popping finale to have even the most unflappable reader on the edge of their seats, this is definitely one of those books that will stick with you long after the last page is closed.
Set in London in the middle of a Victorian theatre land , Lyn Gardener has managed to capture the essence of a time of music hall entertainment, class division and a criminal underworld. The many different threads of each characters’ stories are knitted together seamlessly to create one intricately crafted and completely enthralling book.
Although the cast is fairly weighty, each character is well formed and I quickly got a sense of who was who and the place they held in the grand picture.
If you are a fan of Robin Stevens or Katherine Woodfine then the Rose Campion series is definitely for you.
Rose was discovered by the owner of a theatre of varieties and wonders when she was just a baby and has lived a happy and exciting life amongst the music hall folk ever since.
With her friends, she has encountered more than her share of intrigue and mystery but none greater than what starts to unfold after the death of the unpopular but highly successful top-billed dancer, Ivy.
When Madame de Valentina, an astonishing hypnotist, joins the cast of Campion’s most people believe her to be a genuine link between the living and the dead but Rose is sceptical and finds more and more to distrust in her.
As the theatre starts to prepare for its grand annual pantomime, it isn’t just the rehearsals and casting that consumes Rose and her friends. A whole web of secrets and underhand activity is about to be uncovered, along with revelations of events that took place many years ago.
Culminating in an eye-popping finale to have even the most unflappable reader on the edge of their seats, this is definitely one of those books that will stick with you long after the last page is closed.
Set in London in the middle of a Victorian theatre land , Lyn Gardener has managed to capture the essence of a time of music hall entertainment, class division and a criminal underworld. The many different threads of each characters’ stories are knitted together seamlessly to create one intricately crafted and completely enthralling book.
Although the cast is fairly weighty, each character is well formed and I quickly got a sense of who was who and the place they held in the grand picture.
If you are a fan of Robin Stevens or Katherine Woodfine then the Rose Campion series is definitely for you.
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December 27, 2022
This book actually ended up being pretty good. I thought that Rose’s mother was dead but it turned out to be someone who I didn’t expect it to be.
It was an easy read but a bit confusing at times. I would of liked and epilogue or something at the end. When a new chapter started, it has a time skip between that and the chapter before it. Quite confusing at times. But overall a good read.
It was an easy read but a bit confusing at times. I would of liked and epilogue or something at the end. When a new chapter started, it has a time skip between that and the chapter before it. Quite confusing at times. But overall a good read.
March 2, 2023
What an amazing 3rd book! Pretty sure this is the last, & I'm sad there won't be more. But wow I loved these so much. This was a great winter read as well, being set at Christmas time. The setting of this Victorian-era theatre in London full of the most amazing music hall acts of all sorts, is the best each book. Such an atmospheric setting itself. Then each murder mystery & amazing cast of suspects is so incredible each time. This one was no exception. The way the villains did this one was so intriguing! I loved also how it connected to the underlying main mystery from years before as well. I love the way everything came together, & everything that was revealed. A highly satisfying ending to an amazing trilogy for sure. Great messages in here as well. PHENOMENAL cast of characters all the way around. Engaging writing, & just so gripping also. Very hard to put down when I had to lol. HIGHLY recommend! BEAUTIFUL cover by Jez Tuya as well.💜
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