Daughters of Night

The second novel from the award-winning author of Blood & Sugar, and this time Captain Harry Corsham's wife, Caro, takes centre stage as she pursues a murder case the city officials are refusing to investigate . . .

About the author

Laura Shepherd-Robinson worked in politics for nearly twenty years before re-entering normal life to complete an MA in Creative Writing. Her debut novel, Blood & Sugar, was a Waterstones Thriller of the Month and won the Historical Writers’ Association Debut Crown and the Specsavers/Crimefest Best Debut Novel prize. Her second novel, Daughters of Night, was shortlisted for the Theakstons Crime Book of the Year, the Goldsboro Glass Bell Award, and the HWA Gold Crown. The Square of Sevens is her third novel. She lives in London with her husband Adrian.

Summary

From the pleasure palaces and gin-shops of Covent Garden to the elegant townhouses of Mayfair, Caroline Corsham pursues a murder case in eighteenth-century London that the city officials are refusing to investigate . . .

Foreword

The second novel from the author of Blood & Sugar, and this time Captain Harry Corsham’s wife, Caro, takes centre stage as she pursues a murder case the city officials are refusing to investigate . . .

Additional text

[A] delectable whodunnit oozing with menace and lively period language

Product details

• Authors: Laura Shepherd-Robinson
• Publisher: Pan Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.03.2022
• EAN: 9781509880843
• ISBN: 978-1-5098-8084-3
• No. of pages: 592
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 197 mm x 38 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Historical novels and narratives; Fiction > Suspense; London, Greater London, City of London, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, Historical fiction, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, c 1780 to c 1789, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, C 1700 To C 1800