In late 1879, Charles Lenox, London’s first private detective, heads to Portsmouth to meet a ship arriving from India. For the first time, he meets Angela, the fourteen-year-old daughter of his late first cousin, along with her Indian maid, Sari. He brings them to his home, where his wife and daughter welcome them. Simultaneously, he begins investigating a case concerning his childhood nanny. The case involving Mrs. Huggins leads in several different directions and immerses Lenox in London’s depraved criminal world. The strength of this series lies in its detailed insights into, and assessments of, London and the UK during Victoria’s reign.
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