1751, Shropshire. A quiet backwater, two murders, and a deadly game of cat and mouse
Thief-taker Meg Valentine accepts an ironmaster’s invitation to investigate a spate of burglaries in a quiet Shropshire town. Meg needs the money – urgently.
Within hours of her arrival, she's swept into a baffling puzzle: a mine manager’s son and a young wife, seemingly unconnected, are murdered.
Who would target them? Are the killings and thefts linked?
To uncover the truth, Meg must navigate a tangle of secrets, lies, and mounting threats to her own life.
Second in the Meg Valentine series of Georgian mysteries
Genre: Historical Mystery
Thief-taker Meg Valentine accepts an ironmaster’s invitation to investigate a spate of burglaries in a quiet Shropshire town. Meg needs the money – urgently.
Within hours of her arrival, she's swept into a baffling puzzle: a mine manager’s son and a young wife, seemingly unconnected, are murdered.
Who would target them? Are the killings and thefts linked?
To uncover the truth, Meg must navigate a tangle of secrets, lies, and mounting threats to her own life.
Second in the Meg Valentine series of Georgian mysteries
Genre: Historical Mystery
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