The fourth book in the Lord Danvers Investigates mystery series
Why do the fallen women in The Magdalen House refuge continue to die mysteriously?
A devastating fire at Danvers’s ancestral home induces Charles to accept his brother Frederick’s plea for help with his work among fallen women and impoverished orphans in York. Charles soon finds himself struggling to identify a ruthless murderer while Antonia helps feed the women and children living in the asylum Frederick runs. The trial of notorious poisoner William Dove leads to surprising discoveries and sets legal precedent still followed today.
Excellent continuation of the series. The mixture of mystery, history, and romance is superb. The author increases her ability with each novel.
— Amazon reviewer
I think this is my favorite of this series so far. The intertwining of a historic crime with fictional characters is very well done, and the mysteries of who did what in the fictional part are very well done.
— Amazon reviewer
Well-researched historical fiction is superb, and this author has taken that up another notch! The story flowed beautifully, the characters were entirely believable, and the ending was sublime.
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