Hero Jarvis, daughter of Lord Jarvis, was at Magdalene House
interviewing a young prostitute when men broke into the house. She and
the young woman escaped, but during the escape the young woman was shot
and killed. Hero has now approached Lord Devlin and asked him to find
out who she was.
Devlin turns to his valet, Jules Calhoun, for information about brothels
near Portman Square. Calhoun suggests one in particular and warns
Devlin about the owner, stating that people who upset him have a
tendency to end up dead.
When Devlin visits the house where the young woman had worked, he seems
to have stirred up a hornets’ nest. He also learns the full name that
she went by. Could the brothel keeper have been the one who killed
her? Further investigation gains the facts that someone had a special
interest in her. More information points to a certain magistrate with
the Bow Street Runners who had been rough with her a few times.
Having established the young woman’s true identity, Devlin approaches
her father, but the lord asserts that his daughter is in the country,
despite Devlin showing him evidence to the contrary.
As Devlin gathers information, he comes across a plot to kill the prime
minister. It would appear that the woman who was killed had heard the
men talking of their plans, so they had to take action To eliminate her
so that she wouldn’t tell the authorities. How many more will die
before Devlin can stop the killers?
Author C. S. Harris has a daunting task before Devlin can find the
killer or killers. His task isn’t made any easier by Hero Jarvis, yet
she does provide some insights and a few witnesses to help Devlin.
Harris has written a very good historical thriller. A good read.
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