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Frances Doughty #1
The Poisonous Seed
The first in a new Victorian murder mystery series set in London, featuring a clever and determined young female sleuth When a customer of William Doughty's chemist shop dies of strychnine poisoning after drinking medicine he dispensed, William is blamed, and the family faces ruin. William's daughter, 19-year-old Frances, determines to redeem her ailing father's reputation and save the business. She soon becomes convinced that the death was murder, but unable to convince the police, she turns detective. Armed only with her wits, courage, and determination, and aided by some unconventional new friends, Frances uncovers a startling deception and solves a 10-year-old murder. There will be more deaths and a secret in her own family will be revealed, before the killer is unmasked and Frances finds that her life has changed forever.
276 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 11, 2011
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Linda Stratmann
45 books65 followersLinda Stratmann is a British writer of historical true crime, biography and crime fiction.
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February 3, 2022
*3.5 stars*
Victorian London can always be relied on to provide the perfect setting for a crime novel - a vivid backdrop with its extremes of luxury and deprivation, peopled with characters whose greed, piety, malevolence, envy, kindness, desperation, provides both entertainment and education.
19 year old Frances Doughty works for her father in his chemist shop in Bayswater, London. Her father, the pharmacist William Doughty, is shunned by his customers when local gentleman, Percival Garton, dies after drinking his medicine.
Cool-headed and curious, Frances is convinced that his death was murder rather than due to any mistake of her father’s, and sets out to unravel the pieces of the victim’s seemingly perfect life. But her determination to seek the truth has unintended consequences, for not only does she uncover the unsavoury secrets of Garton’s connections, but also her own.
Dragged a little at times but enjoyed it overall.
Victorian London can always be relied on to provide the perfect setting for a crime novel - a vivid backdrop with its extremes of luxury and deprivation, peopled with characters whose greed, piety, malevolence, envy, kindness, desperation, provides both entertainment and education.
19 year old Frances Doughty works for her father in his chemist shop in Bayswater, London. Her father, the pharmacist William Doughty, is shunned by his customers when local gentleman, Percival Garton, dies after drinking his medicine.
Cool-headed and curious, Frances is convinced that his death was murder rather than due to any mistake of her father’s, and sets out to unravel the pieces of the victim’s seemingly perfect life. But her determination to seek the truth has unintended consequences, for not only does she uncover the unsavoury secrets of Garton’s connections, but also her own.
Dragged a little at times but enjoyed it overall.
September 29, 2025
Update: I’m so sorry but I’m unfortunately going to have to DNF this mystery for a second time. I’m relating too closely to a different character this time and it’s hitting me a little too close to home. I have really enjoyed reading other parts of the book. I also absolutely loved this time period as well. I love the setting as well since I have previously stayed in the area of London described in the book so I found it very fascinating to read about what it was like in an earlier time in history. I love most of the characters as well.
Update: I have decided to try reading this book again because I think I am now able to move past the issues I was having when reading this book the first time.
I’m so sorry but I’m unfortunately going to have to DNF this historical mystery. I’m relating too closely to one of the characters and it’s hitting too close to home for me. I’m not going to rate this book review because I am only on page 10 and therefore I feel it is unfair for me to rate it.
Update: I have decided to try reading this book again because I think I am now able to move past the issues I was having when reading this book the first time.
I’m so sorry but I’m unfortunately going to have to DNF this historical mystery. I’m relating too closely to one of the characters and it’s hitting too close to home for me. I’m not going to rate this book review because I am only on page 10 and therefore I feel it is unfair for me to rate it.
April 27, 2020
When a customer dies of strychnine poisoning, the medicine he received from William Doughty’s pharmacy comes under scrutiny. William Doughty is blamed for causing his death. People who have shopped there for years take their business from the pharmacy. Nineteen year old Frances believes her father has been wrongly blamed for Mr Percival Garton’s death. Determined to find out who is really responsible for the man’s death, Frances turns detective herself. She receives some support from Police Constable Wilfred Brown, but the senior police officer Inspector Sharrock, largely dismisses any theories Frances comes up with. Left to her own devices Frances uncovers a link to an unsolved murder from ten years earlier. More deaths will occur before the real culprit is revealed.
Set in Victorian London, where women are only just starting to be accepted in to the work place, Frances longs to qualify as a pharmacist. But those plans tend to be put on hold after the death of Percival Garton occurs. The setting is well conveyed and the limitations placed on women at the time comes across well. Frances is a likable enough character and so is PC Wilfred Brown. The pace was not fast moving but was steady enough for me to keep reading, even though not entirely engrossed. I did like the way a few of the servants in this story are featured. Several secrets are revealed as the story goes along
While it was certainly readable and there are a few twists and turns, I thought towards the end it started to get a bit convoluted. The other things what was off putting was the lack of editing. A number if sentences run on as if they are all one word, without any punctuation. It is most disconcerting. I quite enjoyed it without being thoroughly rapt in it. It is the first book in a series featuring Frances, I borrowed this one from my husband after he enjoyed it. He’s planning to read the next one in the series. Will I read another? Possibly. Anyone who likes Victorian murder mysteries may like this enjoyable if not gripping read.
Set in Victorian London, where women are only just starting to be accepted in to the work place, Frances longs to qualify as a pharmacist. But those plans tend to be put on hold after the death of Percival Garton occurs. The setting is well conveyed and the limitations placed on women at the time comes across well. Frances is a likable enough character and so is PC Wilfred Brown. The pace was not fast moving but was steady enough for me to keep reading, even though not entirely engrossed. I did like the way a few of the servants in this story are featured. Several secrets are revealed as the story goes along
While it was certainly readable and there are a few twists and turns, I thought towards the end it started to get a bit convoluted. The other things what was off putting was the lack of editing. A number if sentences run on as if they are all one word, without any punctuation. It is most disconcerting. I quite enjoyed it without being thoroughly rapt in it. It is the first book in a series featuring Frances, I borrowed this one from my husband after he enjoyed it. He’s planning to read the next one in the series. Will I read another? Possibly. Anyone who likes Victorian murder mysteries may like this enjoyable if not gripping read.
January 7, 2023
Am Anfang hatte ich wenig Lust, dass Buch zu lesen, aber dann wurde es von Seite zu Seite spannender und ich wollte es gar nicht mehr aus der Hand legen. Der Kriminalfall entwickelt sich ziemlich langsam, dafür ist die Ermittlung sehr komplex. Das Setting in der Apotheke war interessant und Frances eine kühle, aber starke Hauptperson. Es hat sich wirklich gelohnt, dass Buch zu lesen und auch nach dem etwas mühsamen Start dran zu bleiben.
January 2, 2013
This is a really, really poor book. Where do I start? First off, it's extremely badly written: the author doesn't understand that possession needs an apostrophe + S, eg the ball belonging to Frances should be written as "Frances's ball", not "Frances' ball". This jarring error happens so often as to really distract the reader. That said, the distraction can be quite welcome because the story is tawdry, long-winded and dull. It's also impossible to empathise with the protagonist because she's bland and uninteresting. As to the plot: the story is both banal and bizarre, and I only persevered with it in the hope of a final twist at the end. The big reveal, however, turned out to be both ludicrous and tedious at the same time, and actually made me laugh out loud in derision. There are few books that I can say that about.
In summary, this is a really disappointing slice of literary death that is better left on the shelf.
In summary, this is a really disappointing slice of literary death that is better left on the shelf.
March 7, 2016
This book was dire. I didn't care a fig about the unbelievable and badly-developed protagonist. The plot was strange and badly thought out. I've read a whole host of Victorian fiction and fiction set in that era and this is a really bad rip-off.
October 18, 2012
Frances Doughty works with her father in a chemist shop in Victorian London. Women are gradually starting to be accepted in the workplace and she hopes to qualify as a pharmacist. Then all her plans are shattered when one of their customers dies of strychnine poisoning apparently caused by an excessive quantity of the poison in a medicine prepared by William Doughty for the victim’s indigestion.
Percival Garton is a respected local businessman and the police are convinced that the poison got into the medicine during its preparation. In order to restore her father’s good name and preserve her own future livelihood Frances sets about investigating the case. She is convinced the victim was murdered. With painstaking attention to details, Frances sets about her task but further upheavals are in store for her before she can work out what has happened and where the truth lies.
I really enjoyed this low key mystery which brings Victorian London vividly to life. I liked Frances as a character and could share her frustration at the way society confined her to certain roles. I thought the book was well written in a low key style with a very well researched background. The details about medicine at the time made fascinating reading. I thought all the characters were well drawn and convincing and I especially liked the servants who are often overlooked in historical novels. This is the first book in a series and I look forward to reading the next one.
Percival Garton is a respected local businessman and the police are convinced that the poison got into the medicine during its preparation. In order to restore her father’s good name and preserve her own future livelihood Frances sets about investigating the case. She is convinced the victim was murdered. With painstaking attention to details, Frances sets about her task but further upheavals are in store for her before she can work out what has happened and where the truth lies.
I really enjoyed this low key mystery which brings Victorian London vividly to life. I liked Frances as a character and could share her frustration at the way society confined her to certain roles. I thought the book was well written in a low key style with a very well researched background. The details about medicine at the time made fascinating reading. I thought all the characters were well drawn and convincing and I especially liked the servants who are often overlooked in historical novels. This is the first book in a series and I look forward to reading the next one.
June 25, 2013
I hated this book. I am one of those people who hates giving up on a book halfway through - no matter how dreary it is - so I persevered with this book but it bored me senseless. On the plus side, I fell right to sleep every night that I read it. The plot is both labyrinthine and fatuous; the characters two dimensional and unbelievable. It's also hard to feel empathy for the protagonist, so unlikable is she. As a last nail in the coffin, the book contains a number of grammatical mistakes, which I find irksome.
December 22, 2023
Really enjoyed this Victorian mystery. The author really did seem to capture, what I feel the life an times of this period were. Women were just being accepted as being able to take a place in the workplace. Frances Doughty, the daughter of a pharmacist, and training under him to become a professional as he is. Unfortunately, one of the customers has been given a prescription for indigestion, that he has taken many times before, is found to be dead due to the medicine he has been given. Naturally, her father has been blamed for getting the medicine wrong, causing death by strychnine. Frances believes her father would never make an error in mixing a medicine and sets out to prove his innocence, and to prove that it must have been tampered with by someone else. This is difficult for her taking in the restrictions of this time, and the recognition of females likewise.
I will definitely read on with this series, and hope that Frances manages to attain her goal.
I will definitely read on with this series, and hope that Frances manages to attain her goal.
January 16, 2016
Over complicated and incredible plot and dull characters. The author has the servant characters from all over England speak with exactly the same accents and speech patterns , it is a shame she didn't do some research on that because it would have added more authenticity to the story.
April 16, 2014
Gave up after page 36, badly written and quite boring. Avoid!
November 23, 2021
Very engaging read
May 11, 2015
When an auathor sets a story in the past there is usually a problem with the characters' mental processes because we approach problems differently now than the average person did 100+ years ago. This is especially true in mysteries because there was an assumption that you will be believed and that other people generally tell the truth. What is evidence and how much do you need? How do you get from one place to another even in the city and how do you get to talk to people of a different class?
All of these problems are recognized by MS Stratmann, but she opts for a full portrayal of the situation, skipping nothing, not the people seen on the train, the interior of the omnibus and how different it would be in wet weather, nor the details of the various meals provided. The details of searching out information at Somerset House on the other hand were not only important to the plot but interesting to anyone doing research. I would have eliminated Chas and Barstie, the two pop-up characters who really don't have a proper role and I would have eliminated the whole story about Frances' mother which had nothing to do with the story and merely seemed to be there to add another chapter.
As a portrayal of Victorian attitudes, customs, and standards this book was excellent and she follows the advice of one of her characters in letting young Tom wander about the city picking up bits and pieces of information and foraging for food just as someone like that, a casual sometime employee, would be. It was interesting to have the characters be of their period rather than anomalous as they so often are (Unlike most women X had been educated...)so that actions can take place as we are used to having them, rather than as people of whatever time the book portrays.
All of these problems are recognized by MS Stratmann, but she opts for a full portrayal of the situation, skipping nothing, not the people seen on the train, the interior of the omnibus and how different it would be in wet weather, nor the details of the various meals provided. The details of searching out information at Somerset House on the other hand were not only important to the plot but interesting to anyone doing research. I would have eliminated Chas and Barstie, the two pop-up characters who really don't have a proper role and I would have eliminated the whole story about Frances' mother which had nothing to do with the story and merely seemed to be there to add another chapter.
As a portrayal of Victorian attitudes, customs, and standards this book was excellent and she follows the advice of one of her characters in letting young Tom wander about the city picking up bits and pieces of information and foraging for food just as someone like that, a casual sometime employee, would be. It was interesting to have the characters be of their period rather than anomalous as they so often are (Unlike most women X had been educated...)so that actions can take place as we are used to having them, rather than as people of whatever time the book portrays.
June 12, 2014
This was a crisply written mystery of a young woman who worked in her father's pharmacy. When her father is accused of mixing a prescription up incorrectly which causes someone's death she investigates what really happened. Ultimately, the solution was the most convoluted ending I have ever read. I had to re-read those paragraphs to finally understand it. Regardless of that, I thoroughly enjoyed the read and am looking forward to reading the next in the series..
September 10, 2015
Victorian London crime novel, with Frances a 19 year old girl, living with her father and still grieving the death of her brother.
When a local man dies fingers soon start pointing at Doughty's pharmacy, the shop which supplied the dead man with his tonic.
At a time when her father is still I'll himself, Frances sets out to clear his name and prove it's murder. What she uncovers turns out to be more complicated than it first appears.
When a local man dies fingers soon start pointing at Doughty's pharmacy, the shop which supplied the dead man with his tonic.
At a time when her father is still I'll himself, Frances sets out to clear his name and prove it's murder. What she uncovers turns out to be more complicated than it first appears.
July 17, 2017
Love this book (and the series it is the start of) have re-read it several times - it's like stepping back in time to visit Victorian Bayswater. Beautifully written in a style that draws you in, with wealth of bakground detail about the characters lives as well as the meat of the mystery, which always makes for a more rounded story, I feel.
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January 25, 2016
A return to the mysteries for me. And it was really enjoyable. She left me guessing for the most part and it was a nice bit of the mystery within the mystery - jolly nice. Nothing that will change literary history but wonderful to while away some hours.
August 11, 2015
Once stated I found this book impossible to put down. With all books if you fancy them, read them. Everyone has different enjoyment from different books.
If you like it, continue with the rest of the series. Shows how a woman can make it in a mans world, even if it is a struggle.
If you like it, continue with the rest of the series. Shows how a woman can make it in a mans world, even if it is a struggle.
August 3, 2012
Murder, mystery and more for a young woman up against Victorian men's prejudices. Look forward to reading more of this series.
October 16, 2013
I really enjoyed this book - it had engaging characters, especially Frances, the way she was written really made her come to life. Great plot and well written. I'll be looking out for book 2!
October 26, 2013
I did finish it but agree that it was rather too long and convoluted and I actually enjoyed the second novel much more.
April 10, 2022
One dimensional characters and plodding, so very slow I couldn't finish it.
March 18, 2018
OK, I've read a lot of 'complaint reviews' about this book, and I get where they are coming from, but I also think they gave up way too soon. Here's why I think they should have stuck it out:
The first book sets the scene for the entire series- Francis Doughty the tall, plain, reserved yet sharply intelligent daughter of a pharmacist is appalled at rumours being circulated about her previously well regarded father (whom she is devoted to). He is suspected of poisoning a prominent client by negligence, negligence brought about due to him being heartbroken over the recent death of his son (Francis's brother).
Francis sets out to clear her father name, the entire book is about the difficulties she faces, and the ingenious ways she devises to overcome the limitations placed on her as a young, unmarried Victorian woman.
The tone, pacing and setting all remind me of Jane Eyre without the romance. Stratmann successfully conveys the quiet desperation of Francis and has the ability to place the reader in Francis's boots; how would I find marriage certificates for suspects? What do I ask for? How much money should I risk on pursuing this line of inquiry and so on.
The reader is privy to her thought process and although this makes the pacing slower than most books, it also offers an important foundation for the rest of the series, so we don't end up with an unrealistic Victorian Nancy Drew.
The rest of the series does not follow the first book's pacing, so for those that struggled a little through to the end of this book, I really would recommend giving the rest of the series a try.
I found the series fun, with each book getting better than the last. It's satisfying reading about a clever young woman making a life for herself doing what she likes for a living, without having to get married or otherwise depending on a kindly male.
A word of warning : If you are the kind of person who dislikes the stilted language and slower pacing of older literature (like the Sherlock Holmes series), then you aren't likely to enjoy any of these books either.
The first book sets the scene for the entire series- Francis Doughty the tall, plain, reserved yet sharply intelligent daughter of a pharmacist is appalled at rumours being circulated about her previously well regarded father (whom she is devoted to). He is suspected of poisoning a prominent client by negligence, negligence brought about due to him being heartbroken over the recent death of his son (Francis's brother).
Francis sets out to clear her father name, the entire book is about the difficulties she faces, and the ingenious ways she devises to overcome the limitations placed on her as a young, unmarried Victorian woman.
The tone, pacing and setting all remind me of Jane Eyre without the romance. Stratmann successfully conveys the quiet desperation of Francis and has the ability to place the reader in Francis's boots; how would I find marriage certificates for suspects? What do I ask for? How much money should I risk on pursuing this line of inquiry and so on.
The reader is privy to her thought process and although this makes the pacing slower than most books, it also offers an important foundation for the rest of the series, so we don't end up with an unrealistic Victorian Nancy Drew.
The rest of the series does not follow the first book's pacing, so for those that struggled a little through to the end of this book, I really would recommend giving the rest of the series a try.
I found the series fun, with each book getting better than the last. It's satisfying reading about a clever young woman making a life for herself doing what she likes for a living, without having to get married or otherwise depending on a kindly male.
A word of warning : If you are the kind of person who dislikes the stilted language and slower pacing of older literature (like the Sherlock Holmes series), then you aren't likely to enjoy any of these books either.
March 23, 2018
This Victorian murder mystery was a pleasant read. It follows a young lady Frances living with her father William Doherty a respected pharmacist in Victorian London. Frances dreams of becoming a pharmacist herself in her fathers business, these are dashed following her brothers illness. When Frances’s father becomes accused of poisoning a wealthy and respected customer, she sees it her duty to prove his innocents and save the reputation of the family business.
She discovers a skill for detective work whilst uncovering the truth to help her father, not at all the type of work a young unmarried lady should be doing.
This is quite a complex murder mystery story, lots of intrigue, deception and of course murder. You get to see the story unroll from the perspective of Frances, the police, the servants and the well to do upper classes. I particularly enjoyed the characters of a number of the housemaids. This is a period of history I enjoy reading, and it made an interesting story to read so much of the lower classes in England during this time.
I felt the book was a little longer than it needed to be, I also thought there were a lot of characters in this book, at times I did get a little confused trying to remember who’s who. There were two characters in the story I thought most odd, though only in it briefly I did not see that they added anything.
But yes in case you are wondering I would happily read the next book in this series of Frances Doherty mysteries.
As an aside, the main character Frances Doherty reminded me of a character from a period drama set during the Victorian era that was on tv sometime ago, ‘Bramwell’.
She discovers a skill for detective work whilst uncovering the truth to help her father, not at all the type of work a young unmarried lady should be doing.
This is quite a complex murder mystery story, lots of intrigue, deception and of course murder. You get to see the story unroll from the perspective of Frances, the police, the servants and the well to do upper classes. I particularly enjoyed the characters of a number of the housemaids. This is a period of history I enjoy reading, and it made an interesting story to read so much of the lower classes in England during this time.
I felt the book was a little longer than it needed to be, I also thought there were a lot of characters in this book, at times I did get a little confused trying to remember who’s who. There were two characters in the story I thought most odd, though only in it briefly I did not see that they added anything.
But yes in case you are wondering I would happily read the next book in this series of Frances Doherty mysteries.
As an aside, the main character Frances Doherty reminded me of a character from a period drama set during the Victorian era that was on tv sometime ago, ‘Bramwell’.
January 22, 2021
This, for me, is one of the most fully developed and most remarkable relatable characters I have ever come across. I am talking about Frances Doughty... a courageous, no~nonsense girl who had a restricted parsimonious childhood sans apologies... sans pity... it just IS. She wanted to be a pharmacist (the family business) but her father thought otherwise plus she was nursing her beloved brother through an accident that gravely injured him, that finally led to his death. She was given to understand that her mother died when she was too young to form a clear memory of her... until her grieving father (weakened by her brother's death) was arrested for poisoning one of his customers. Frances was frantic to clear her father's name... he died before she could do so and then she was left destitute because the old man made some bad investments prior to his death leaving the contents of his will nil and the business sold to settle his debts. With only her wits and her friend and servant, the mannish and incredibly strong, Sarah (with 8 strapping brothers, one of them a noted pugilist)... she undauntedly forged ahead to make a life for herself and her loyal friend... so, she had to find the real poisoner and in the course of her investigations she found out more than she was searching for... Somerset House gave up gems of shocking unexpected information that rocked her genealogy foundations. Full of admirable courage (and sharp wit) with endearing and sometimes eccentric quaint characters, this 'beyond just a mystery series' would take the reader to a unique and unusually impactful experience.
August 18, 2021
This is the start of a new and I think very promising series. Set in the early 1880s in London it centres around Frances Doughty, daughter of a pharmacist in Bayswater. When one of her fathers customers dies from strychnine poisoning the evidence points to her father as having been careless in his dispensing of the medicine prescribed for the victim. Frances refuses to accept this and sets out to prove her father innocent and redeem his reputation.
Whilst by no means a fast paced thriller I found this an extremely interesting and enjoyable read. The characters and descriptions are finely drawn and totally in keeping with the period. There are a lot of strands to this story some of which are, I am sure, setting the scene for future books. The character of Frances is a strong and indomitable young woman who takes on the male dominated era to investigate a case which becomes ever more complex. The end is somewhat convoluted - you certainly have to concentrate to keep up with the changing suspects and circumstances. I look forward very much to the next in the series which follows almost directly from this book.
The only criticism is a practical one - the publishers have done a very poor job of proof reading with many sentences jammed together with no spaces which makes reading this already quite small font even trickier
Whilst by no means a fast paced thriller I found this an extremely interesting and enjoyable read. The characters and descriptions are finely drawn and totally in keeping with the period. There are a lot of strands to this story some of which are, I am sure, setting the scene for future books. The character of Frances is a strong and indomitable young woman who takes on the male dominated era to investigate a case which becomes ever more complex. The end is somewhat convoluted - you certainly have to concentrate to keep up with the changing suspects and circumstances. I look forward very much to the next in the series which follows almost directly from this book.
The only criticism is a practical one - the publishers have done a very poor job of proof reading with many sentences jammed together with no spaces which makes reading this already quite small font even trickier
December 17, 2021
Frances is the daughter of a pharmacist in Victorian London and someone gets poisoned in a way that suggests it might be a matter of negligence on the part of her father. So she sets out to clear his name. It is quite nicely done in setting and feel of the time and a lot of the interaction between characters. The thoughts about what Frances can and cannot do as a woman are interesting and how she works round that comes across as largely realisitic. Some of the edge roles get a little cartoonish though and the plot of why the killing happened at all ends up pretty convoluted. I'm in two minds as to whether I'd read another or not.
September 3, 2024
I had high hopes for this book having read "Four Thousand Days" previously. However, this story was a dud. The first charge of murder against a pharmacist had no motive and was absurd. The story then becomes a litany of other bizarre crimes which apparently had some historical basis but, when all were weirdly connected, simply made the story seem overly complicated, like a poorly written soap opera.
Victorian England was an oppressive place for women. I found the main character to be unbearably passive regarding her family and the story was quite depressing. Apparently, this is the first of a series which others say get better but I won't be spending any more time on them.
Victorian England was an oppressive place for women. I found the main character to be unbearably passive regarding her family and the story was quite depressing. Apparently, this is the first of a series which others say get better but I won't be spending any more time on them.
June 6, 2021
I really enjoyed this book, the grammar as one reviewer commented on past me by! however my copy of the book was really badly printed as some sentences just ran on without spaces, but didn’t spoil my enjoyment.
I liked Francis Doughty she had a strong independent character but under the surface was quite fragile. The collection of odd characters was brilliant. The plot took a few twists and turns which I thought very original. I thought it a great period detective novel that kept me wanting to know *Who Dunn it”
So much so i am about to embark on the next in the series
I liked Francis Doughty she had a strong independent character but under the surface was quite fragile. The collection of odd characters was brilliant. The plot took a few twists and turns which I thought very original. I thought it a great period detective novel that kept me wanting to know *Who Dunn it”
So much so i am about to embark on the next in the series
January 20, 2023
If you can endure the pseudo-historical language, lengthy paragraphs and complex back-stories in this book you'll arrive eventually at the end, but by that time you will probably have forgotten where each of the characters fits into the plot.
The book's dedicated to the two people who inspired 'Chas' and 'Barstie' .. but I can't for the life of me figure what part they played in the proceedings.
But wait, there's more! The author has written a sequel. I live in hope that it's more readable and less convoluted.
The book's dedicated to the two people who inspired 'Chas' and 'Barstie' .. but I can't for the life of me figure what part they played in the proceedings.
But wait, there's more! The author has written a sequel. I live in hope that it's more readable and less convoluted.
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