Mangle Street Murders

The first in acharming, evocative, and sharply plotted Victorian crime series starring adetective duo to rival Holmes and WatsonAfter her father dies, March Middleton has to move to Londonto live with her guardian, Sidney Grice, the country's most famous privatedetective. It is 1882, and London is at its murkiest yet most vibrant,wealthiest yet most poverty stricken. No sooner does March arrive than a casepresents itself: a young woman has been brutally murdered, and her husband isthe only suspect. The victim's mother is convinced of her son-in-law'sinnocence, and March is so touched by her pleas that she offers to cover Sidney'sfee herself.The investigation leads the pair to the darkest alleys ofthe East End, and every twist leads Sidney Grice to think his client is guilty.But March is convinced he is innocent. Around them London reeks with the stenchof poverty and gossip, the case threatens to boil over into civil unrest, andSidney Grice finds his reputation is not the only thing in mortal danger.