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Under the dragon's tail : a Detective Murdoch mystery by Maureen Jennings is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Under the dragon's tail : a Detective Murdoch mystery about?
Women rich and poor come to her, desperate and in dire need of help – and discretion. Dolly Merishaw is a midwife and an abortionist in Victorian Toronto, but although she keeps quiet about her clients'condition, her contempt for them and her greed leaves every one of them resentful and angry. So it comes as no surprise to Detective William Murdoch when this malicious woman is murdered. What is a shock, though, is that a week later a young boy is found dead in Dolly's squalid kitchen. Now, Murdoch isn't sure if he's hunting one murderer – or two.
Who reads Under the dragon's tail : a Detective Murdoch mystery?
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Maureen Jennings
- Publisher
- Toronto: McClelland & Stewart
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780771043994
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, True Crime, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.8 / 5 (685 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
Other editions & translations
- Under the Dragon's Tail (Murdoch Mysteries Book 2) (2005)
- Under the Dragon's Tail (Detective Murdoch, Book 2) (1997)
- Under the Dragon's Tail (1999)
- Under the Dragon's Tail (1998)
- Night's Child: A Detective Murdoch Mystery (Murdoch Mysteries Book 5) (2005)
- Murdoch mysteries : Under the dragon's tail (2012)
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