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Murder at the world's fair / MJ Lyons.

by Lyons, M. J.

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Renaissance Press, 2019.

Exhibitions -- Fiction.

Murder -- Fiction.

Toronto (Ont.) -- Fiction.

Lyons, M. J. Clockwork Quigley chronicles ; 1.

9781987963540 (trade pbk.)

268 p. ; 23 cm.

"The year is 1893, and airships cloud the skies over the bustling metropolis of Toronto. The city is set to host the world’s fair thanks in no small part to the work of two fantastical inventors. The New World Exhibition is to be a celebration of cultural and technological marvels; roving automatons, clockwork contraptions, the world’s biggest steam-powered paddle boat, all to be fully lit by the wonder of electricity! On the day of the grand opening, young Norwood Quigley, aspiring journalist, photographer and scion of a world-famous airship magnate, stumbles onto the scene of a murder; the victim: a Prussian Ambassador; the perpetrator: a Chinese assassin, or so the powers-that-be say. In truth, the suspect is Jing, a roguish but amiable youthful delinquent. Concerned by Jing’s claim of innocence and his assumed guilt by higher powers, including the British Empire's military, Norwood is thrown into a grand intrigue that hinges on Toronto’s world fair. As chaos consumes the celebrations, he fears that his influential family is being manipulated in a plot to create an international incident that will lead to a war that spans the world."--Publisher.

Steampunk fiction

Alternative histories (Fiction)

Historical mystery fiction.

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