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Violence
Some
Death in a fire; murder investigation; non-graphic violence
Language
Barely any
Victorian-era restrained language
Sexual Content
Barely any
A domestic relationship; no explicit content
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in period settings
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of social reform, hidden resentments, and the vulnerability of reformers' families
What this book is about
A respected reformist doctor's wife dies in a fire at their Highgate home. Charlotte Pitt suspects arson and murder, drawn in by her friendship with families in the neighborhood. Thomas Pitt investigates the web of Victorian social reform, domestic life, and hidden rivalries—finding that the fire was set deliberately by someone with a great deal to lose. A beautifully observed Victorian London mystery.
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Death by arson; the murder of a woman in her home
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