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Violence
Some
Murder; blackmail threats; non-graphic violence
Language
Barely any
Victorian-era language
Sexual Content
Some
Blackmail material includes sexual secrets of Victorian-era characters
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in period settings
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of blackmail, secrets, and the violence of exposure in a society built on respectability
What this book is about
A moneylender is found dead in Belgrave Square, and Thomas Pitt discovers he had been blackmailing a significant number of London's most powerful and respectable citizens. The murder investigation forces Pitt into a world where nearly everyone is a suspect and nearly everyone has something they would kill to keep hidden. A complex and satisfying puzzle of secrets and social anxiety.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Sexual secrets of Victorian characters form the basis of a blackmail operation
A murder connected to multiple potential suspects with strong motives
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