In 1880 19yr old Frances uncovers a startling deception and solves a ten year old murder. More deaths, and a secret in her own family revealed before the killer unmasked, and Frances will find that her life has changed forever. A customer of William Doughty’s Bayswater chemist shop dies of strychnine poisoning after drinking medicine he dispensed. William is blamed, and the family faces ruin. William’s daughter, Frances, determines to redeem her ailing father’s reputation, and save the business. This slowly unravelling evidence of multiple crimes in a murky Victorian setting, makes it a gripping read. The group scored 8. |
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