The fourth entry in the Victorian London murder mystery serieswith a clever and determined female sleuth
The sudden death of overweight 49-year-old Thomas Whibley sparks off an acrimonious furor in Bayswater, and sparks fly between rival diet doctors, vegetarians, and the extremist Pure Food Society. Young sleuth Frances Doughty is hired to findthe author of anonymous libels, when a former colleague of Whibley's, Hubert Sweetman, who has served14 years in prison for a violent robbery he claims he did not commit, asks her to trace his estranged family. Before she can start, however, the...
The fourth entry in the Victorian London murder mystery serieswith a clever and determined female sleuth
London 1881: Bayswater is in the grip of panic as a ruthless murderer prowls the foggy streets of the nation's capital. Residents live in fear, rumors and accusations abound, and vigilante groups patrol by night. It is not of course, a suitable case for a lady detective, but when a friend falls victim to the killer's knife, Frances Doughty cannot help but be drawn into a sinister new case. Myth and reality collide in another thrilling mystery, and Frances must untangle the truth from the lies in order to solve her most difficult case to date.
London 1881: Bayswater is in the grip of panic as a ruthless murderer prowls the foggy streets of the nation's capital. Residents live in fear, rumors...
The Illustrated Police News provided an affordable illustrated roundup of `all the startling events of the week' from its first issue published on 20th February 1864. Led by the newspaper's bombastic imagery from the Library's archive, this new book revels in the infamy and social significance behind the exuberant headlines of this periodical.
The Illustrated Police News provided an affordable illustrated roundup of `all the startling events of the week' from its first issue published on 20t...
