![]() She literally trips over apprentice porter Billy Parker as she enters the building he is engrossed in the latest edition of the adventures of Montgomery Baxter, his favourite fictional detective. We meet one of the main characters, orphaned Sophie Taylor on the first page as she hangs onto the leather strap of a London omnibus before descending into the melee of Piccadilly Circus on her way to work at Sinclair’s. ![]() ” The author, Katherine Woodfine, gives such incredibly detailed descriptions of the store that you can almost smell the exotic scents and hear the swish of silk and the chink of fine crystal glasses filled with bubbling champagne, as you are transported through the departments! Fabulously wealthy Edward Sinclair (known by his staff as The Captain) has arrived from America to open a huge department store in Piccadilly, described as looking like “ a ship: as glittering and luxurious as an ocean liner ready to carry its customers proudly on a journey to an exotic new land. ![]() Welcome to Edwardian London, a time of great change. You are cordially invited to attend the “Grand Opening” of Sinclair’s Department Store…. Book 1 The Clockwork Sparrow by Katherine Woodfine ![]() If you enjoy detective/mystery stories with a group of young, intrepid heroes, played out in a beautifully imagined historical setting then these are the books for you! A four novel series, set in London in 1909, featuring Sophie, Billy, Lil and Joe and a host of friends and dastardly villains. ![]()
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