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The Ninth Stone

di Kylie Fitzpatrick

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Amen Corner, London, 1864. Orphan Sarah O'Reilly has disguised herself as a boy so that she can work in the offices of Septimus Harding's newspaper. She meets Lily Korechnya, a wealthy widow who writes a column for the paper under a pseudonym. Lily has been enlisted by Lady Cynthia Herbert to help catalogue her magnificent jewel collection. She is especially struck by several large gems that belong to the Maharaja of Benares, which Lady Herbert has promised to have made into a special charm. The gems include a fiery red diamond that seems to exert an unsettling influence over anyone who touches it. Then two gruesome murders take place - first, a customs officer at the docks and next a jeweller in Hatton Garden, both of whom are strangled in an unusual, distinct way. A local simpleton, Holy Joe, is blamed for the murders but neither Lily or Sara are convinced the police have the right man. The trail of the missing gems leads them back to India, ghosts and the dangerous cult of the destroyer goddess Kali.… (altro)
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I thought the first half of this book was much better than the second half which seemed to lose its way, particularly the part of the story set in India.

While I liked this I don't think I'll be in a hurry to read more books by this author. ( )
  KarenDuff | Jun 1, 2016 |
Unusual Victorian Intrigue

Orphaned on the streets of London at a young age, Sarah O’Reilly has the weight of the world on her shoulders. She struggles to keep her and her little sister Ellen out of the workhouses, and to avoid prostitution, or street begging to keep a roof over their heads and food in their bellies. Disguising herself as a boy, Sarah gets a job as a messenger at one of the local newspapers. Seeing her intelligence and potential, the paper’s editor finds a soft spot with Sarah and keeps her working to encourage her self improvement. Sarah’s ideal role model is a widowed writer named Lily Korechnya who pens articles about exemplary women for the newspaper under a man’s name. Endearing her heart to Sarah, Lily takes her under her wing and befriends the two sisters giving them a new home and teaching Sarah to become the writer she always dreamed of.

Friend to Lady Cynthia Herbert, a collector of exquisite gems and jewels, Lily tells Sarah of a mysterious and sought after set of nine colored diamonds that Lady Herbert brought back from India to have set in an amulet for none other than the Maharajah. Set in a specific design that in Hindu Mythology would bring extreme power and destruction, no jeweler in India would do the job. Lord and Lady Herbert had agreed to take the jewels back to London for the maharajah to be created properly. Giving the glittering gems to a recommended artisan with nothing but a drawing he must memorize on sight and immediately hand over, the jeweler agrees to take on the job. While Lily is there at the jewelers with Lady Herbert, she also commissions a necklace piece for herself, a mourning locket that with hold a lock of her late husband’s hair close to her heart.

Days later the diamonds are stolen and three people are murdered. Local London police are unable to make heads or tails; a curious case unfolds and a relentless manhunt is unleashed. Lily, Sarah, and Ellen find their lives entwined with much mystery, mischief and mayhem that will lead them from the streets of London across the sea to the exotic realm of 19th century India. Lily and Sarah both, at different times in their lives will encounter many baffling conundrums and come face to face with a host of wicked enemies that at first do not show their true colors but all have connection to the London crimes.

The author’s ability to evoke marvelous period detail that takes the reader on a curious and enchanting journey from the depraved gutters of London’s underworld to the markets of India where the scents of spices and yards of diaphanous silks abound. From proper English tea parties to Indian temples that spin dancing girls into voluptuous temptations, this book is a unique blend of historical novel and international mystery. Steeped in the lore of diamonds with the added pleasure of Hindu mythology that gets sprinkled hither and yon throughout the book, we are immersed in gods and goddesses both wondrous and fearsome that add spicy ingredients to this exceptional novel. I really enjoyed this innovative and clever plot finely crafted. ( )
  vernefan | Jul 22, 2010 |
Sarah O'Reilly und ihre kleine Schwester Ellen sind Waisen und leben in London 1864 in großer Armut. Sarah hat als Junge verkleidet eine Anstellung bei einer Tageszeitung bekommen und arbeitet sich vom Boten zum Setzer herauf. Sie lernt Lily Korechnya kennen, die unter dem Psydonym " Mr. Evans" für die Zeitung schreibt. Lili ist die Witwe des erfolglosen Malers Franz. Ellen ist sich größteneteils selbst überlassen und treibt sich mit den Kindern auf der Straße herum. Prister Jo, ein beschränkter Mann und ein indischer Junge sind ihre Freunde. Es kommt zu einer Mordserie und Prister Jo gerät in Verdacht. Als er im Gefängnis ist, wird der Inder ebenfalls ermordet. Das verkraftet die kleine Ellen nicht... Lili hat derzeit eine Anstellung bei Lady Herbert angenommen und katologisiert ihren Schmuck. Lady Herbert lässt ein Navaratna - ein Schmuckstück aus neun Diamanten-anfertigen, das anslchließen wieder nach Indien gebracht werden soll. Am wertvollsten ist der rote Diamant. Das Schmuckstück wird getohlen und Lady Herbert stirbt. Lily reist nach Indien und nimmt Bilder ihres Mannes mit, die sie dem Maharadscha verkauft. Sarah ist inzwischen erwachsen und schreibt ihr erstes Buch.
2001lernen sich zwei Frauen in Benaris kennen. Die Autorin Susanna, die an einem Buch über Lily arbeitet und Ihre Briefe findet und Miranda, die im Auftrag eines bekannten Auktionshauses in Indien außergewöhnliche Diamanten sucht. Beide Frauen freunden sich an und lösen auf ungewöhnliche Weise das Geheimnis aus der viktorianischen Zeit. Ein fesselnder Historischer Roman. der auf zwei Ebenen erzählt wird. Auch das Hörbuch ist klasse gelesen. -Unbedingt empfehlenswert. ( )
  Cornelia16 | Feb 24, 2009 |
The attraction of Victorian historical novels is how close that world is to our own in many, if not most, ways and yet how startlingly different it can be in areas that seem so mundane and well, normal, to us today. It is this blending of the same and the different in surprising ways that gets our minds to make that little jump of excitement when we read them.

Kyle Fitzpatrick’s The Ninth Stone never really gets to grips with the Victorian world in a way that brings it all to life. Written from a feminine viewpoint the male characters are never more than cyphers and the action never sparks into life.

There are far too many characters that could be interesting who never make it past the page they are introduced and far too much promise of action and event that never happens.

Imagine Philip Pullman writing his Sally Lockhart stories with his mojo turned right down to a 1. ( )
  pierthinker | Feb 14, 2009 |
Has a similar 'feel' to The Conjuror's Bird; a Victorian Mystery set in London and India. Well-written, nice story. ( )
  murraymint11 | Jul 19, 2008 |
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Amen Corner, London, 1864. Orphan Sarah O'Reilly has disguised herself as a boy so that she can work in the offices of Septimus Harding's newspaper. She meets Lily Korechnya, a wealthy widow who writes a column for the paper under a pseudonym. Lily has been enlisted by Lady Cynthia Herbert to help catalogue her magnificent jewel collection. She is especially struck by several large gems that belong to the Maharaja of Benares, which Lady Herbert has promised to have made into a special charm. The gems include a fiery red diamond that seems to exert an unsettling influence over anyone who touches it. Then two gruesome murders take place - first, a customs officer at the docks and next a jeweller in Hatton Garden, both of whom are strangled in an unusual, distinct way. A local simpleton, Holy Joe, is blamed for the murders but neither Lily or Sara are convinced the police have the right man. The trail of the missing gems leads them back to India, ghosts and the dangerous cult of the destroyer goddess Kali.

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