by Philip Pullman · Scholastic Point · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780439010771
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«The Ruby in the Smoke» is the young adult mystery and adventure novel by Philip Pullman, published by Scholastic Point in paperback (224 pages, in English).
In Victorian London of 1872, Sally Lockhart investigates the sudden death of her father after receiving a letter with a mysterious warning. She soon uncovers a web of secrets connecting the opium trade, dangerous criminals, and the Ruby in the Smoke, a jewel that could reveal the truth.
First instalment of the Sally Lockhart series, originally published in 1985. Winner of the IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Award.
Aimed at young people aged 12 and over who love mystery, adventure, and Victorian settings.
Sir Philip Nicholas Outram Pullman is an English writer. He is best known for the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials. The first volume, Northern Lights (1995), won the Carnegie Medal and later the "Carnegie of Carnegies". The third volume, The Amber Spyglass (2000), won the Whitbread Award. In 2017, he started a companion trilogy, The Book of Dust, of which the final novel, The Rose Field, was published in October 2025.
