{"id":26610,"date":"2026-04-22T20:10:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T00:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=26610"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:19:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:19:52","slug":"a-case-of-possession-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/26610","title":{"rendered":"A Case of Possession"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Case of Possession<\/em><\/a> (2014) KJ Charles<\/a> (A Charm of Magpies #2)<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

“And we must act in a civilised fashion in this country, you know.”
\n…
\n“Come with me to the office today, I want you in Limehouse. I\u2019m going to call in some obligations and do a bit more work on Rackham\u2019s affairs. Buy up some debts. Revive some old grudges. See how fast I can get him to the verge of ruin.”<\/p>\n

“Ah,” said Merrick, satisfied. “That kind of civilised.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“He always said he never let a friend down\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut sometimes people didn\u2019t know they weren\u2019t friends any more until it was too late.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cHold on,\u201d Crane said. \u201cYou\u2019re an abstainer in the temperance movement, but you sell gin?\u201d <\/p>\n

Steel gave him a baffled look. \u201cWell? Man\u2019s got to make a living.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Characters<\/strong>: Stephen Day, Lucien Vaudrey Lord Crane, Frank Merrick, Mrs. Esther Gold, Dr. Daniel Gold, Mr. Peter Janossi, Jenny Saint, Theo Rackham, Leonora Hart, Eadweard Blaydon, Paul Monk Humphris, Jan Ahl, Li Tang, David Willetts, Peyton, Shaycott, Oldbury, Dr. Almont, Tsang Ma \/ Pa Ma, Bo Yi \/ Lo Tse-fun, Xan Ji-yin, Arabella, Inspector Rickaby, Steel, Mrs. Baron Shaw<\/p>\n

Cover by Lexiconic Design<\/p>\n

Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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