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    THE BOY IN THE SMOKE
    THE BOY IN THE SMOKE
    MaureenJohnson
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      Time 1h 37m
      1 hours, 37 minutes1h 37m
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    • Reads
      Reads 112,323
      112,323112K
    • Votes
      Votes 1,796
      1,7961.7K
    • Parts
      Parts 5
      55
    • Time
      Time 1h 37m
      1 hours, 37 minutes1h 37m
    MaureenJohnson
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    Complete, First published Aug 16, 2014
    On a cold night, Stephen Dene went to the Eton boathouse to perform a desperate act. But someone stopped him along the way, sending his life in a new and decidedly strange direction–leading him to London, to two new friends, and to a world of shadows and mystery.
        
        From New York Times bestselling author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Key to the Golden Firebird and The Name of the Star, The Boy in the Smoke is a thrilling prequel to The Shades of London series.
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    • thriller
    mysterythriller
    Table of contents
    • A NOTE ABOUT THIS STORY
      Mon, Aug 18, 2014
    • PART ONE: THE FORGOTTEN BOY
      Mon, Aug 18, 2014
    • PART TWO: THE BREAK IN THE CHAIN
      Mon, Aug 25, 2014
    • PART THREE: THE SPECIALIST
      Mon, Sep 1, 2014
    • PART FOUR: THE BOY IN THE SMOKE
      Mon, Sep 8, 2014

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    On a cold night, Stephen Dene went to the Eton boathouse to perform a desperate act. But someone stopped him along the way, sending his life in a new and decidedly strange direction–leading him to London, to two new friends, and to a world of shadows and mystery.
        
        From New York Times bestselling author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Key to the Golden Firebird and The Name of the Star, The Boy in the Smoke is a thrilling prequel to The Shades of London series.

    5 parts

    • PART TWO: THE BREAK IN THE CHAIN
      Mon, Aug 25, 2014
    • PART THREE: THE SPECIALIST
      Mon, Sep 1, 2014
    • PART FOUR: THE BOY IN THE SMOKE
      Mon, Sep 8, 2014
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