Murder at the Manchester Museum: A whodunnit that will keep you guessing (Museum Mysteries) Paperback – Import, 20 August 2020
Jim Eldridge . Allison & Busby . English
1895. Former Scotland Yard detective Daniel Wilson, famous for working the notorious Jack the Ripper case, and his archaeologist sidekick Abigail Fenton are summoned to investigate the murder of a young woman at the Manchester Museum. Though staff remember the woman as a recent and regular visitor, no one appears to know her and she has no possessions from which to identify her. When the pair arrive, the case turns more deadly when the body of a second woman is discovered hidden in the depths of the museum. Seeking help from a local journalist, Daniel hopes to unravel this mystery, but the journey to the truth is fraught with obstacles and the mistakes of the past will not be forgotten ...
Categories: Action & Adventure
About the Author
Jim Eldridge was born in the Euston area of London in late 1944 during WW2, surviving attacks by V1 and V2 rockets. He left school at 16 and did a variety of jobs before training to be a teacher. He taught in disadvantaged areas of Luton while at the same time building a career as a scriptwriter and writing children's books. He left teaching to become a full-time writer. In 2010 he moved away from scriptwriting and children's books to concentrate on writing historical crime novels for adults. In his 40-year career as a scriptwriter he had 250 TV scripts broadcast in the UK and internationally, including writing for US TV; and 250 radio scripts broadcast by the BBC. These included the long-running comedy-drama series "King Street Junior". As a scriptwriter Jim created 17 series for BBC and ITV, and wrote for a further 20 series. His children's books included the best-selling "The Trenches" and "Roman Invasion" in Scholastic's "my Story" series. Of his adult crime novels his Museum Mysteries series for Allison & Busby, set in Victorian England and featuring Daniel Wilson and Abigail; Fenton, have become highly successful; as has his series set in London during WW2, featuring DCI Edgar Saxe-Coburg. After many years living in rural Ireland and Cumbria, Jim and his wife Lynne now live in Kent. Details of Jim's writing can be found at his website ww.jimeldridge.com
