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I enjoyed this mystery series starter. Set in Victorian London, Gemma Tate, who lives with her journalist brother (her only living relative) is a nurse working for the son of an invalid woman that she takes care of. When her brother is killed in a horrific accident she begins to wonder if it was a more sinister act when she reads a cryptic message from his notebook. Meanwhile Police Inspector Sebastian Bell is busy trying to save his job by 🔻
robinb solving the vicious rape and murder of a young heiress who was left “crucified” on a cemetery tombstone with a mysterious heart hung around her neck. When Gemma shares her clue, the two warily work toward the same end as they come to believe the two deaths are connected. This story is disturbing, and its villain(s) are very dark, so reader beware. I liked the dynamic between Tate and Bell and thought they worked well together, 🔻 1mo
robinb and I am happily adding this to my ever-growing favorite series list. 4.25/5⭐️ 1mo