Sergeant Joe [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Mary Jane Staples (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1994

Everyone liked Sergeant Joe. From the huge jolly Beavis family with whom he had lodgings in Newington Butts, to Mr George Singleton, Charing Cross Road bookseller, who employed Joe in a little lucrative and harmless forgery, Sergeant Joe was a univeral favourite. Quite a few people wondered why he didn't get married. But it wasn't until he bumped into Dolly Smith - quite literally in a London pea-souper - that he met a girl who made an impression on him. Dolly was quick, lively, and full of cockney cheek. She was also a little frightened - running from a vicious-looking thug and a sinister foreigner who seemed to think she had stolen something valuable. When Joe took Dolly under his wing he thought he was just helping her in a momentary predicament. He didn't realise his peaceful existence was going to be wrecked. For Dolly was both bewitching and beguiling - and she was also involved in something quite dangerous that was finally to give Sergeant Joe the surprise of his life.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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About the Author

Mary Jane Staples was born, bred and educated in Walworth, and is the author of many bestselling novels including the ever-popular cockney sagas featuring the Adams family. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 552 pages
• Publisher: Magna Large Print Books (January 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750505877
• ISBN-13: 978-0750505871
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• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,512,239 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sergeant Joe, April 1, 2001

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This review is from: Sergeant Joe (Hardcover)

This is about an ex army man in England, around 1911. While walking home in the fog one night a girl bumps into him and sprains her ankle. It is romantic and funny, also a mystery with bad guys after them. I loved the characters in this book and will look for more by this author.