It is 1810 and Tobias Campion has been appointed the new parson of St.
Jude's. He comes from a wealthy family, but doesn't want anyone to know
it. The evening before taking on his new parish, he stays with a
cousin, and while there punches a young man who is trying to molest a
maid.
It doesn't take long for young Tobias to see how different
life is for the common working person compared to the life of luxury he
is familiar with in the early 19th century.
When the husband of
Tobias' cousin dies in suspicious circumstances Tobias and his doctor
friend, Edmund Hansard, set out to determine the truth of the matter.
Late one afternoon Tobias is attacked, robbed of his possessions and
left to succumb to the cold night.
Later in March Tobias
discovers the body of the maid servant who had worked for his
cousin. She had been brutally murdered. Dr. Hansard and Tobias feel
obligated to discover the culprit. They travel to Bath in search of
their main suspect. Once there, they discover that he is held in an
asylum, and under the control of laudanum. However, they do manage to
gain valuable information, which means that they must rush home to
prevent further carnage.
Author Judith Cutler has written an intriguing novel.
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