'The best historical crime novel I will read this year' – The Times
'This is right up there with the best of C. J. Sansom and Andrew Taylor' – Amanda Craig, author of The Golden Rule
From the pleasure palaces and gin-shops of Covent Garden to the elegant townhouses of Mayfair, Laura Shepherd-Robinson’s Daughters of Night follows Caroline Corsham as she seeks justice for a murdered woman whom London society would rather forget . . .
London, 1782. Desperate for her politician husband to return home from France, Caroline ‘Caro’ Corsham is already in a state of anxiety when she finds a well-dressed woman mortally wounded in the bowers of the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens. The Bow Street constables are swift to act, until they discover that the deceased woman was a highly paid prostitute, at which point they cease to care entirely. But Caro has motives of her own for wanting to see justice done, and so sets out to solve the crime herself. Enlisting the help of thieftaker Peregrine Child, their inquiry delves into the hidden corners of Georgian society, a world of artifice, deception and secret lives.
But with many gentlemen refusing to speak about their dealings with the dead woman, and Caro’s own reputation under threat, finding the killer will be harder, and more treacherous, than she can know . . .
'Spectacularly brilliant . . . One of the most enjoyable and enduring stories I have ever read' – James O'Brien, journalist, author and LBC Presenter
© 2021 Mantle (Ljudbok): 9781509880867
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 18 februari 2021
'The best historical crime novel I will read this year' – The Times
'This is right up there with the best of C. J. Sansom and Andrew Taylor' – Amanda Craig, author of The Golden Rule
From the pleasure palaces and gin-shops of Covent Garden to the elegant townhouses of Mayfair, Laura Shepherd-Robinson’s Daughters of Night follows Caroline Corsham as she seeks justice for a murdered woman whom London society would rather forget . . .
London, 1782. Desperate for her politician husband to return home from France, Caroline ‘Caro’ Corsham is already in a state of anxiety when she finds a well-dressed woman mortally wounded in the bowers of the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens. The Bow Street constables are swift to act, until they discover that the deceased woman was a highly paid prostitute, at which point they cease to care entirely. But Caro has motives of her own for wanting to see justice done, and so sets out to solve the crime herself. Enlisting the help of thieftaker Peregrine Child, their inquiry delves into the hidden corners of Georgian society, a world of artifice, deception and secret lives.
But with many gentlemen refusing to speak about their dealings with the dead woman, and Caro’s own reputation under threat, finding the killer will be harder, and more treacherous, than she can know . . .
'Spectacularly brilliant . . . One of the most enjoyable and enduring stories I have ever read' – James O'Brien, journalist, author and LBC Presenter
© 2021 Mantle (Ljudbok): 9781509880867
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 18 februari 2021
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Maria
29 mars 2021
En historia med många trådar som vävs samman samtidigt som lyssnaren får en liten inblick i livet bland Londons "överklass" - män och deras smutsiga förehavanden under 1780 talets början. Att lyssna på första boken (Blood & Sugar) innan denna, rekommenderas.
Chris
4 mars 2021
An interesting story that shows the darkness of the Georgian era through a murder mystery . The reader is very talented which added to the enjoyment of the book.
X
10 apr. 2023
Listened nonstop!!!
Agnes
4 apr. 2024
Toppen! Inget överdrivet ältande eller långa utläggningar. Djup i karaktärer. Hela tiden ett driv framåt i berättelsen. Är imponerad.
Christopher
12 juli 2021
Mycket bra uppföljare som kastar bekanta karaktärer in i ett nytt mysterium.
Emma
12 okt. 2022
Lite väl snaskig för min smak. Sjukt sorgliga kvinnoöden.
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