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A jewel with a curse on it, assassins, opium dens, a homicidal old hag — spunky heroine Sally Lockhart encounters them all in this adaptation of Philip Pullman's Victorian-era thriller.
Scrappy teen Sally Lockhart (Billie Piper, "Doctor Who") has a mind
for numbers and for sleuthing. In Phillip Pullman's quartet of
novels, she is put through the paces of Victorian melodrama and
mystery. In this vivid adaptation of the first book in the quartet,
The Ruby in the Smoke , the orphan Sally Lockhart, armed
with a pearl-handled pistol and her keen mind, uncovers the secrets
of her father's death, discovers hidden cursed jewels and faces
England's deadliest villains with bold courage. Sally's friends,
the street-smart Jim and the besotted Frederick, help her expose
the truth - no matter how dangerous. Sally navigates through the
constantly twisting plots with the savvy dexterity of a sharp-eyed
detective. Julie Waters (Harry Potter ) plays an old woman
bent on Sally's murder.