Two crime solvers venture into Victorian London’s East End to investigate a murder in this “excellent first novel by a British author who has a bright future” (Mystery Scene Magazine). March Middleton has moved to Gower Street to live with her curmudgeonly guardian, Sidney Grice, London’s most famous personal detective. She is intelligent, witty, and talkative. He thinks young women should be … thinks young women should be seen and not heard. But he grudgingly allows her to join his latest murder case: A young woman is dead and her loving husband is the only suspect.
Their investigations lead the pair to the darkest alleys of the East End: Every twist leads Sidney Grice to think the husband guilty, but March is convinced that he is innocent. And as the case threatens to foment civil unrest, Sidney Grice finds his reputation is not the only thing in mortal danger . . .
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Great read; good characters and plot. If you like mysteries in historic periods, you’ll enjoy this book.
Reminded me of a more human Sherlock Holmes as the main character makes mistakes. Holmes always seemed to too perfect in his deductions. I liked the way Victorian attitudes were presented without being sanitized so as not to offend modern sensibilities. I recommend the book. The only thing keeping me from giving the book a full 5 stars is there is no definitions in the book for terms that were common in Victorian times.