num_pages: 320
description: In Victorian London, orphan Eddie picks pocket of clock fixer George 19, offered job by British Museum secret Dept of Unclassified Artefacts head, old Sir William Protheroe. Wallet returned by Elizabeth holds burnt paper scrap, crucial clue. Last words of murdered co-worker send teen trio to mad villain Augustus Lorimer, who animates zombies and dinosaurs.
language: English
title: The Death Collector
titlecomplete: The Death Collector
genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Historical, Teen, Horror, Steampunk, Mystery, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 933
series: Department of Unclassified Artefacts
publisher: Faber and Faber