The body of a scullery maid is discovered in her room. When it emerges that she had recently begged Dody to terminate an unwanted pregnancy, the coroner recommends Dody be tried for criminal abortion causing death. Meanwhile, the one man who might be able to help her, Chief Inspector Matthew Pike, is nowhere to be found. After another woman′s body is discovered bearing all the hallmarks of the same crime, Dody suspects that a rogue doctor is on the loose.
Amid the turbulence of Edwardian London with its mix of strikes, suffragettes, German spies, exotic dancers and an illicit drug trade, Dody must unmask the killer before more girls are butchered and her own life ends on the gallows.
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Absolutely loved it! Wish I had read the first in this series to get the background on the characters, however the author generously provides this at the end.
The star is the heroine - an Edwardian females assistant coroner - but dont think "Quincy MD" think "Body of Proof" or "Murdoch Mysteries" - complete with police sidekick.
I was not overly familiar with the period but author Felicity Young makes you feel quite at home in the back streets of Whitechapel or the elegant promenades of London.
A wonderfully exciting read with enough sexual tension between our two leads to keep readers suitably engrossed.
Highly recommended.
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