Last Violent Call by Chloe Gong - These Violent Delights Novellas - Young Adult - Paperback

Condition: BRAND NEW
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781399712569
Publisher: Hodderscape (Hodder & Stoughton)
Age Range: 14+

Overview
Last Violent Call brings fans of the These Violent Delights duology back to the gaslamp streets of 1920s Shanghai with two brand-new novellas, A Foul Thing and This Foul Murder. Set during the events of Foul Lady Fortune, this paperback collects both stories in a single volume, reuniting favourite characters Roma, Juliette, Benedikt and Marshall in fresh, atmospheric mysteries packed with gang rivalry, hidden monsters and slow-burn romance.

About the Book
This Foul Murder and A Foul Thing are two interconnected novellas that expand the world Chloe Gong built in These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends. In A Foul Thing, Roma and Juliette have quietly become the heads of an underground weapons ring in Zhouzhuang, keeping their heads down and their identities hidden - until reports of Russian girls turning up dead in nearby towns force them out of anonymity. What begins as a favour for an old contact spirals into a mystery that strikes far closer to home than either of them expects. In This Foul Murder, Benedikt and Marshall are dispatched by Roma to track down an elusive scientist, Lourens, and bring him back to Zhouzhuang before it's too late. Racing against the clock aboard the Trans-Siberian Express, the pair are forced to pose as investigators when a passenger is murdered mid-journey - and the deeper they dig, the more the killing seems tangled up with their own secret mission. Full of Gong's signature period detail, banter and monster-laced intrigue, both novellas reward long-time readers with satisfying, self-contained mysteries in a single 240-page paperback.

• Two brand-new novellas in one paperback volume - A Foul Thing and This Foul Murder
• Set within the world and timeline of the bestselling Foul Lady Fortune
• Reunites Roma, Juliette, Benedikt and Marshall for fresh mysteries
• Blends historical 1920s Shanghai setting with fantasy, gangster intrigue and murder-mystery pacing
• Perfect gift for existing fans of the These Violent Delights series
• Compact, collectible paperback edition - ideal for shelf or gift-giving

About the Author
Chloe Gong is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. Born in Shanghai and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, she grew up steeped in Chinese culture at home while attending Rangitoto College. She began writing on the Notes app on her iPad at thirteen and had drafted nine manuscripts by the time she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a double major in English and International Relations. Her These Violent Delights duology and Foul Lady Fortune series have been translated worldwide and topped bestseller charts.

Why You'll Love This Book
Two gripping novellas, one irresistible paperback - packed with murder, mafia intrigue and the sharp, atmospheric storytelling that made These Violent Delights a global YA phenomenon.

Please Note: Cover shown is the UK edition; ISBN is for the specific UK paperback printing listed.