〉 Ebenezer Scrooge must clear his name and find the real “Humbug Killer” in this playful twist on the classic character.
Charles Dickens’s Scrooge is back in the wickedly fun mystery THE HUMBUG MURDERS by L.J. Oliver. The novel turns Dickens’s infamous misanthrope into a sharp, wry amateur sleuth searching for the “Humbug Killer” that has framed him for the murder of his mentor.
Ebenezer Scrooge, of A Christmas Carol, is visited by the ghost of his mentor, Fezziwig, who warns that he was murdered and more victims will follow, including Scrooge himself. When he wakes the next day, Scrooge discovers that not only is Fezziwig really dead, but all evidence points to him: Scrooge’s calling card was found in the cold, dead hand of Fezziwig’s body, and someone scribbled “HUMBUG” in blood on the floor nearby.
Now, Scrooge must clear his name and find out who killed his last true friend before the “Humbug Killer” strikes again. Joining Scrooge in his adventures is a spunky sidekick named Adelaide Owen, who matches his wits at every turn, along with the Artful Dodger, Fagin, Belle, Pickwick, and even Charles Dickens himself as a reporter dealing in the lurid details of London’s alleyway crimes.
Together, New York Times bestseller Scott Ciencin and acclaimed author E.A.A. Wilson are L.J. Oliver. The late Ciencin was the author of over 90 titles, including several books in the Dinotopia series and novels written for the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game. Wilson has penned several short stories and essays under the collection The Foible, and produced the narrative development for the Nintendo game Mystic Searches. Her debut novel, comic fantasy Ascension Denied, was released in April, 2015.
The book is being repped by Charlie Olsen of InkWell Management. Elizabeth Newman at CAA is handling TV and Film Rights.
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