The Small Museum
A chilling historical mystery set against the Gothic backdrop of Victorian London
Published on 20. February 2025
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Paperback/Softback
978-0-7490-3167-1 (ISBN)
Description
Winner of the Caledonia Novel Award
Longlisted for the HWA Gold Crown Award 2025
A shiver thrilled my spine at the thought of what might be contained in collections to be kept away from ordinary eyes ...
London, 1873. Madeleine Brewster's marriage to Dr Lucius Everley should have been the answer to her family's prayers. Lucius is a well-respected collector of natural curiosities - his 'Small Museum' is his life's work, although firmly kept under lock and key. His sister Grace's philanthropic work with fallen women also adds to the Everleys' polished reputation.
However, Maddie begins to suspect that unimaginable horrors lie behind their respectable facade. Then she is framed for a shocking crime that would take her to the gallows. Her only hope is her friend Caroline who must prove Maddie's innocence before the trial reaches its fatal conclusion.
'I was blown away by Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum' Stacey Thomas
Longlisted for the HWA Gold Crown Award 2025
A shiver thrilled my spine at the thought of what might be contained in collections to be kept away from ordinary eyes ...
London, 1873. Madeleine Brewster's marriage to Dr Lucius Everley should have been the answer to her family's prayers. Lucius is a well-respected collector of natural curiosities - his 'Small Museum' is his life's work, although firmly kept under lock and key. His sister Grace's philanthropic work with fallen women also adds to the Everleys' polished reputation.
However, Maddie begins to suspect that unimaginable horrors lie behind their respectable facade. Then she is framed for a shocking crime that would take her to the gallows. Her only hope is her friend Caroline who must prove Maddie's innocence before the trial reaches its fatal conclusion.
'I was blown away by Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum' Stacey Thomas
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
244 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7490-3167-1 (9780749031671)
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Jody Cooksley
The Small Museum
A chilling historical mystery set against the Gothic backdrop of Victorian London
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Jody Cooksley studied literature at Oxford Brookes University and has a Masters in Victorian Poetry. Her debut novel The Glass House is a fictional account of the life of nineteenth-century photographer, Julia Margaret Cameron. The Small Museum, Jody's third novel, won the 2023 Caledonia Novel Award. Jody is originally from Norwich and now lives in Cranleigh.