The Shadow in the North: A Sally Lockhart Mystery: Book Two Audiobook (Free)

The year is 1878, and Sally Lockhart has started her own financial consulting business. When a customer loses a lot of money in the unforeseen collapse of the British shipping firm, Sally is set to learn why. But as she comes closer to learning the identification of the firm’s elusive owner, she discovers that her questions are definately not simple –and the answers may cost her her life.

“Fraud, open fire, and bloody murder pursue Sally Lockhart in a fine sequel towards the Ruby in the Smoke. Sally, right now 22, is running a business as a economic expert. When she and her friends challenge corrupt monetary interests, they find themselves in a internet of intrigue that exercises from fetid slums of the poor to the organization offices from the richest man in Europe. Sally’s detective function reveals the connections between corrupt power and damaged lives. The actions is fast, moments are limited and dramatic, the vocabulary is vivid, and the wealth of minimal heroes are sharply individualized. An greatly interesting thriller.”–(starred) Booklist. Reading level: 6.7.