Sally Lockhart



A series of books by Philip Pullman about Sally Lockhart, a young woman living in Victorian London, who solves various mysteries with the help of her friends.

The four books in the series are:
 * The Ruby in The Smoke
 * The Shadow in the North
 * The Tiger in the Well
 * The Tin Princess

Main Characters:
 * Sally Lockhart: Main character, a young woman who develops passion for solving mysteries after her father's death. "Uncommonly pretty" and works as a financial consultant.
 * Jim Taylor: Sally's friend a young lovable Londoner who is courageous and outgoing. An office boy, helps Sally solve her mysteries.
 * Frederick Garland: Love interest for Sally, photographer with an imaginative streak.
 * Ah Ling: Villain in several of the books.
 * Adelaide: Orphan who becomes a main character through the series.

The first two novels were adapted for television by BBC, notably starring Doctor Who's Billie Piper and Matt Smith as Sally and Jim Taylor.

Tropes:
"Jim: We've done it before... It's funny, ain't it, Fred? Amazing what you can get away with. You could walk in anywhere with a bit of paper in your hand--you could get away with murder, almost."
 * Action Girl - Sally
 * Bavarian Fire Drill: Jim and Frederick pull one in The Shadow in the North to get back files stolen from Sally's office. It's not their first time.

"Frederick: There's you and there's the rest of us, and we're all inferior... Have you any idea of how unlikable you are, Sally? At your best you're magnificent, and I loved you for it. At your worst you're nothing but a smooth, self-righteous, patronizing bitch."
 * Belligerent Sexual Tension: Sally and Frederick fight for a lot of the second book.
 * Can't Stand Them Can't Live Without Them: Sally and Fred's attitude to one another for much of the second book.
 * The Charmer- Jim
 * Conveniently an Orphan - Adelaide
 * Death By Sex: It's... unfortunate that
 * Deceased Parents Are the Best - Sally's father
 * Everyone Can See It: Jim reflects that Sally and Fred are made for one another, so why do they have to fight all the time?
 * Evil Cripple
 * Fair Play Who Dunnit
 * Fiery Redhead - Rosa Garland
 * The Film of the Book
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: Jim and Fred.
 * Her Heart Will Go On
 * Heroic Sacrifice: Alas, poor and.
 * Hey Its That Guy - Sally and Jim are Rose and Eleven, Mrs. Holland is Mrs. Weasley, Frederick is Henry Tilney, Hendrick Van Eedan is Lost in Austen's Darcy, and Axel Bellman is Lane Pryce.
 * Historical Fantasy
 * Lady of Adventure
 * Like Brother and Sister: Jim and Sally. Another character says this of them at one point.
 * Love At First Sight: Jim falls in love like this twice. Frederick tells Sally that he's loved her since their first meeting.
 * Love Epiphany: "Do you know where I realised that? It was in the patent library..."
 * London Gangster
 * Married to The Job: Sally for quite some time.
 * The Name Is Bond James Bond
 * Opium Den
 * Platonic Life Partners: Jim and Sally.
 * The Reason You Suck Speech: Frederick gives a brutal one to Sally in The Shadow in the North.


 * Rags to Royalty - Adelaide
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something - Adelaide
 * Second Love
 * Shoot the Dog: Unfortunately,  It's a Heroic Sacrifice.
 * So Beautiful Its a Curse: Lady Mary.
 * Someone to Remember Him By
 * Victorian London
 * The Woman Wearing the Queenly Mask - Adelaide again
 * Yellow Peril