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The Atlantic Street Murder: A Historical Crime Mystery (Detective Watters Mysteries Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Malcolm Archibald (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 230 ratings

From hunting pickpockets in London omnibuses and ghosts in Hesse Square, Sergeant Watters and Detective Silver are led into the notorious Wild Geese public house, and a tangled mystery that involves the murder of a guardsman and the vivacious wife of an Austrian diplomat.

With the help of the Irish woman Rowena, Watters trawls through the back streets of London, encounters female prize-fighters and suave cracksmen, and finds himself in the savage world of espionage.

But can he unravel the mysterious words: ‘There is a storm from the east and the west’?

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  1. Book 2 of 5
    Detective Watters Mysteries
  2. Print length
    380 pages
  3. Language
    English
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  5. Publication date
    April 7, 2020
  6. Reading age
    13 - 18 years
  7. Grade level
    8 - 12
  8. File size
    2.3 MB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B083S2KN2F
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gumshoe - A Next Chapter Imprint
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 7, 2020
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.3 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 380 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12
  • Book 2 of 5 ‏ : ‎ Detective Watters Mysteries
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 - 18 years
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 230 ratings

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Malcolm Archibald

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Born in Edinburgh, Scotland and educated at the University of Dundee, I write in a variety of genres, from academic history to folklore, historical fiction to fantasy. I won the Dundee International Book Prize with my novel 'Whales for the Wizard' in 2005 and was a winner in the People's Book Prize with 'The Darkest Walk' in 2011. In 2021 my 18th century military novel, 'Blood Oath' won the military fiction prize awarded by the Society for Army Historical Research.

Happily married for 41 years, I have three grown children and live just outside Dundee in eastern Scotland.

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  • Berk Rourke
    5.0 out of 5 stars Don't put it down
    Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2020
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    Three men from the famed 113th Foot desert while fighting the Sikhs in India. They next surface in London as part of a group of assassins who murder an English soldier. Enter Sergeant Watters and Detective Silver. Of and on the case, with and without permission of their Lieutenant, these two stalwarts of the Scotland Yard chase the murderers through a myriad of twists and turns, national and international. There are some calm moments which come back to be the wonderful ending of the book. Russian spies, Irish discontents seeking revenge for the potato famine or some other real or imagined affront by the Brits, create an interesting and twisted tale. You can't put this one down. It will draw you back to it. I started reading one night and finished the next evening. As always the author is immaculate, the book is presented beautifully, and the side stories hold you while linking to the main plot. Malcolm Archibald weaves a tapestry of intrigue, dogged police work, and wonderful characters together in this brilliant book.
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  • Netta
    3.0 out of 5 stars Harder to read than normal mystery.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2020
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    Great mystery with some chapters yo long and stretched out. Detective Sergeant has many chapters of running and hiding. Just a bit long in the yelling.
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  • Michael N.Wilton
    5.0 out of 5 stars A compelling murder mystery
    Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2020
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    This the first story I’ve read by Malcolm Archibald and it will certainly not be the last. Whilst hunting for pickpockets on London omnibuses in the 1850s, Detective Sergeant George Watters retrieves a stolen purse belonging to a well to do passenger with a foreign accent. His efforts in tracking the elusive victim down to return her belongings leads him into a far more sinister investigation that involves the murder of a guardsman near to a brothel run by a woman who rules it with an iron fist under suspicious circumstances. Despite being hampered at every turn by a new inspector who appears to bear a grudge against him, Watters, helped by his new detective constable Detective Silver, is determined to get the bottom of the mystery and finds himself delving deeper into a tangled web of international espionage.
    This is a compelling murder mystery, full of twists and turns, that will have you hanging on to your seat until the very end. Highly recommended.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another riveting, heart pounding, roller-coaster ride – life in 1854 London.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 5, 2022
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    This is book 2 in the Detective Watters mysteries series but is a prequel to Fireraisers, set in Dundee in early 1860’s, a book I so thoroughly enjoyed.
    Atlantic Street is earlier, 1854, and set in London. The enigmatic Watters, a Scotland Yard detective is set a task to break up a ring of pickpockets, especially as a well to do lady disappears and is not around to have her valuable possessions returned. However, Watters is more intrigued with the murder on Atlantic Street and especially, the goings on in a house of ill-repute; is there a link? But, he is steered clear by the authorities.
    Sounds simple, but if you read any other books by Archibald, and there are many more that I intend to read, you will know that this is just the start of a roller coaster ride of complex local and international politics of the day, all wrapped up in real time social commentary of the haves and have nots and the feelings of civil unrest.
    Archibald’s wonderfully descriptive powers and in-depth research enables the reader to imagine themselves in the centre of the plot and, it is not all pleasant, and, sometimes downright scary but, there is no denying, it is a fantastic adventure of complexity, violence, political upheaval, the State versus local unrest and international factions: The rebellious Irish, Russia, France and all that…
    Having read other books by Archibald, I have learned to ready myself for non-stop action that begins so much earlier in the book than you would ordinarily expect. Twists and turns, blind alleys (literally), red herrings, Intelligencers and who to trust? And, love in amongst the abject poverty?
    This book has everything and already I intend to buy another – 5 stars – I recommend this book and, after reading 3 by Archibald, I highly recommend this author.
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  • Michael N.Wilton
    5.0 out of 5 stars A compelling murder mystery
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2020
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    This the first story I’ve read by Malcolm Archibald and it will certainly not be the last. Whilst hunting for pickpockets on London omnibuses in the 1850s, Detective Sergeant George Watters retrieves a stolen purse belonging to a well to do passenger with a foreign accent. His efforts in tracking the elusive victim down to return her belongings leads him into a far more sinister investigation that involves the murder of a guardsman near to a brothel run by a woman who rules it with an iron fist under suspicious circumstances. Despite being hampered at every turn by a new inspector who appears to bear a grudge against him, Watters, helped by his new detective constable Detective Silver, is determined to get the bottom of the mystery and finds himself delving deeper into a tangled web of international espionage.
    This is a compelling murder mystery, full of twists and turns, that will have you hanging on to your seat until the very end. Highly recommended.
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  • K. Watters
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Lockdown Read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 19, 2020
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    If you've already read the first Detective Watters book 'The Fireraisers' don't be fooled by this book being a sequel. it is in fact a prequel and in my opinion a far better read. Set in 1850's London, Watters and his faithful sidekick Silver go through a tangled web of murders, espionage and a mysterious riddle that will keep you guessing until the end.
    A very enjoyable lockdown read.
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  • GH
    5.0 out of 5 stars Would make a brilliant film or tv series ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 15, 2022
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    Enjoyed from start to finish. Brings to life that era of poverty, criminality and police work in London which was clearly well researched. How those in authority often dismissed the views of the lower ranks purely because they didn't have position and status. Straight on to Book 3.
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  • Grandad bob
    5.0 out of 5 stars Read and enjoy
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 25, 2020
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    Really enjoyed full of action well writen. Second in series recommend them both. New author to me but will read more when available
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