A murder at the Leysian Mission draws Tabitha and Wolf into the dangerous world of East End loyalties, old sins, and respectable secrets.
London, 1899. When a former East End criminal delivers a stirring testimony of reform at the Leysian Mission, the audience is moved by his tale of sin and salvation.
Then the man is murdered.
Suspicion quickly falls on the very streets he claimed to have left behind. As the police turn their attention to the dead man’s neighbourhood around Brick Lane, Tuchinsky, the formidable Jewish gang leader with whom Tabitha and Wolf have crossed paths before, insists that her people are being used yet again as convenient scapegoats.
Mickey D Doherty, equally unwilling to let the police stir trouble among his own East End connections, brings Wolf another piece of the dead man’s past.
As Tabitha and Wolf follow the trail through the Mission’s workers, patrons, and uneasy beneficiaries, they uncover fear, shame, and long-buried secrets. The unavoidable question is not only whether the dead man’s repentance was genuine, but also whether it was the very thing that got him killed.
Perfect for readers who enjoy Victorian historical mysteries featuring married investigators, East End intrigue, social secrets, and murder among the respectable classes.
