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Authors: R. J. Anderson
R. J. Anderson
is the author of several acclaimed books, including the teen thriller
Ultraviolet
, which was shortlisted for the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy, and the UK-bestselling Knife series for middle-grade readers. Her love for the Golden Age detective novels of Dorothy L. Sayers and Margery Allingham, along with a lifelong delight in fantasy and adventure stories, inspired her to write
A Pocket Full of Murder.
Rebecca lives with her husband and three children in Stratford, Canada. Visit her at
rj-anderson.com
.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Anderson, R. J. (Rebecca J.)
A pocket full of murder / R. J. Anderson. â First edition.
pages cm
Summary: In Tarreton, where the rich have all the magic they wish and the poor can barely afford a spell to heat their homes, twelve-year-old Isaveth's father is accused of murdering an influential citizen and Isaveth, aided by eccentric street-boy Quiz, tries to solve the magical murder mystery before her father is executed.
ISBN 978-1-4814-3771-4 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-4814-3773-8 (eBook)
[1. MurderâFiction. 2. Social classesâFiction. 3. MagicâFiction. 4. Fantasy. 5. Mystery and detective stories.] I. Title.
PZ7.A54885Poc 2015
[Fic]âdc23 2014040718