The ruby in the smoke 1985 is a novel by the english author philip pullman it was also adapted for television in 2006 it is the first of the sally lockhart quartet it is followed by the shadow in the north the tiger in the well and the tin princess. This item the ruby in the smoke a sally lockhart mystery by philip pullman paperback 997 in stock ships from and sold by amazoncom free shipping on orders over 25 details the shadow in the north a sally lockhart mystery by philip pullman paperback 988 in stock. The ruby in the smoke has 21616 ratings and 1280 reviews mark said you know this smart and swiftly paced victorian mystery is written for young adult. However the ruby in the smoke is mostly well acted and true to the book this film is the right length of time readers of the book will be pleased non readers will be pleased as well my only critisim is the mediocre acting from billie piper other than that very good. The ruby in the smoke is a mystery story set in victorian london sally lockharts father has just died and she has received a mysterious letter telling her to seek out marchbanks and to avoid the seven blessings