The Derring-Do Club and the Empire of the Dead
David Wake
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(Watledge Books, Nov. 18, 2013)
A ripping yarn of cliff-hangers, desperate chases, romance and deadly danger.Earnestine, Georgina and Charlotte are trapped in the Eden College for Young Ladies suffering deportment, etiquette and Latin. So, when the very survival of the British Empire is threatened by an army of zombies, the Deering-Dolittle sisters must turn detective and save the day.Dicing with death in an action-packed series of twists and turns, our plucky lady detectives do battle across Europe aboard Zeppelins in the sky, on a steam train across Austria and in the sewers of London, to foil Graf Zala, a sadistic Austro-Hungarian general who controls an army of re-animated corpses.Unfortunately, they are under strict instructions not to have any adventures......but when did that ever stop them?Be ready for suspense, gripping action and proper decorum in this, the first thrilling adventure in the Derring-Do Club series.