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Henrietta Jones: Murder at the Moulin de la Galette - CST Harding
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Henrietta Jones: Murder at the Moulin de la Galette
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Henrietta Jones, or Harry, is outrageous and scheming, and charms everyone she meets, as she turns the world all around into chaos in 1870s Paris. After infuriating her friend Joules, she runs off to fight on the barricades in 1871 Paris, and when that doesn’t work turns to crime. She sets up as... show more
Henrietta Jones, or Harry, is outrageous and scheming, and charms everyone she meets, as she turns the world all around into chaos in 1870s Paris. After infuriating her friend Joules, she runs off to fight on the barricades in 1871 Paris, and when that doesn’t work turns to crime. She sets up as a swindler in the London docks. When Joules finds her her she locks him in a cellar, before escaping back to romantic Paris where she plans a festivale to save the historic Moulin de la Galettte from being flattened by a cement factory. Mayhem ensues, pulling in Fuickwit, the underhand Ministre, an assassin known as the Cockroach, and the president of France. She infuriates Disraeli, advises Renoir and Zola, and inspires Charles Worth the founder of Haute Couture to create a devastating new dress. Everyone is thoroughly managed by Henrietta or 'Harry' as she is known, with help from the long-suffering Joules, the wicked and sexy, pixie-like Apoline, and the man-hating Miss Mactavish. The bodies pile up, as she intimidates a series of unfortunate criminals and manages the biggest festivale Montmartre had seen in years. Along the way she gives Paris back its smile, saves Europe from global conflict, and buys the Suez Canal!Joules desperately tries to protect her, even though he hates the dreadful girl. Harry could almost fall in love with the stupid idiot if he wasn’t so slow. Finally she is forced to kidnap him. … *************************************The book is strewn with contradictory but lovable characters. Jowle and Finke desperately want to avoid the stress of torturing innocent victims, to open a flower shop on the Rue Rivoli. They rescue a baby orphan called Alphonse from the street because he is the only one who loves them.Anastasia Isidore Mactavish is a fierce headmistress running a school teaching girls “life skills”, to fight against nature’s second sex. She intimidates most of Europe’s politicians, but is secretly is in love with a bespectacled teacher of botany, hoping nobody will find out.“Poor” Bernard is doing his best to burn the Moulin, but is hopelessly inept and Harry sends him wine to help.Sneaking around behind the scenes are Gabb and Gabb, bloody Crime Lords, terrifying everyone. Nobody knows who they are, but when seen, appear slim almost ladylike, looking suspiciously like Harry and Apoline. Then there are the not so nice characters. Fuickwit works for Sam Bartholomew Nero who runs a crime empire in London docklands,and turns those who fail into glue. The "Ministre" is trying to destroy Montmartre for the good of France, and lots of money, not caring if it hurts a few peasants. And an assassin called the “Cockroach” kills at random, desperately hoping one of the victims will be Gabb or Gabb. The two girls Harry and Apoline, lead the two boys a terrible dance. Joules tries and fails to keep Harry out of trouble. Apoline, impossible sexy, falls in love with Lord Hawkhurst who makes her toes curl when he calls her his "Gutter Rat". He wants to put her in prison, but would die for her.And though it all, Henrietta Jones, or Harry, manages everyone, and seems to always know what needs to be done. The only person she cannot manage is Joules, who is just too slow, and might need some help…The story becomes increasingly impossible as the whole of Europe is sucked in to Harry's schemes. Only one thing is certain. Nobody escapes unscathed from Henrietta Jones.
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Format: Kindle Edition
ISBN: 9781999923402
ASIN: B077TXSVN8
Publisher: purplepamplemoose
Pages no: 283
Edition language: English
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