London, 1868. As the Christmas season begins, Claudine Burroughs feels little joy in its endless social calls and extravagant events. Working at a clinic for desperate women has opened her eyes to a different world.
Then her two worlds collide. A prostitute smuggled into a grandiose Christmas party is found brutally beaten. Poet Dai Tregarron stands accused. But Dai insists he was trying to protect her from the violence of three young men. Claudine believes him, but with society closing ranks against him, how can she prove his innocence without risking everything?
Then her two worlds collide. A prostitute smuggled into a grandiose Christmas party is found brutally beaten. Poet Dai Tregarron stands accused. But Dai insists he was trying to protect her from the violence of three young men. Claudine believes him, but with society closing ranks against him, how can she prove his innocence without risking everything?
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Reviews
Delightful . . . The perfect gift for a whodunit addict who likes to curl up with a good book after Christmas lunch
A bite-sized mystery that could be fitted in after your Christmas lunch
The tale is redolent with Victorian atmosphere, from the hypocritical snobbishness to the rigid social conventions of the time
A gripping tale of good and evil that shines a light on the hypocrisy of society in Victorian London
