num_pages: 295
description: In Victorian London, Charles Dickens and his protege, author Wilkie Collins, make the acquaintance of the shrewdest mind either would ever encounter: Inspector William Field of the newly formed Metropolitan Protectives. A gentleman's brutal murder brings the three men together in an extraordinary investigation that leads Dickens to the beautiful young actress Ellen Ternan, who would become the love of his life but who now stands accused of murder.
language: English
title: The Detective and Mr. Dickens
titlecomplete: The Detective and Mr. Dickens
characters: Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins
genres: Historical, Historical Mystery, Mystery Thriller, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Detective, Mystery, British Literature
ratings_count: 153
places: London, England
series: Mr. Dickens
publisher: Ballantine Books