Murder Mysteries Inspired by Charles Dickens

Are you an admirer of Charles Dickens and also enjoy reading ghost stories and/or murder mysteries? The books mentioned below come highly recommended by many readers, book club members, and book review bloggers who love murder and suspense thrillers and fictional crime series. These particular books are categorized under a genre known as “cozy mystery” or “cozies”.  They are part of the Dickens Junction Mystery Series by Christopher Lord.

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BOOK 1: The Christmas Carol Murders
(less than 300 pages)

BOOK 2: The Edwin Drood Murders
(less than 200 pages)

Both are quick reads and you probably won’t want to put the book down once you get started.

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a TV miniseries adapted from the work by Charles Dickens. The good thing about the Dickens Junction Mystery Series is that you don’t even have to know anything about Charles Dickens. 

The writer, Christopher Lord, puts a contemporary twist or spin on Dickens-style tales and his fun writing style and character creations seem to be the reason the books are gaining in popularity.

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* Trivia:  Original source Charles Dickens' last novel, “The Mystery of Edwin Drood”, is an unfinished work.  More details found at charlesdickensinfo.com.

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