Author:
Pullman, Philip, 1946-
Edition Statement:1st American ed.
Imprint:New York : Knopf, c1988.
Description331 p. ; 22 cm.
Note:Sequel to: Ruby in the smoke.
Note:In 1878 in London, Sally, now twenty-two and established in her own business, and her companions Frederick and Jim try to solve the mystery surrounding the unexpected collapse of a shipping firm and its ties to a sinister corporation called North Star.