The Tumbling Girl

<p><b>WINNER OF THE HWA DEBUT CROWN AWARD</p></b><p><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA JOHN CREASEY DAGGER AWARD</p></b><p><b> 'Delicious dark and compelling' Essie Fox, author of <i>The Fascination</i></p></b><p><b> 'A wry, warm and proper rib-tickling slice of dirty Victorian gothic' Julia Crouch, author of <i>The Daughters</i></p></b><p><b> 'Neatly weds historical detail and quiet wit' <i>Sunday Times</i></p></b><p>1876, Victorian London.</p><p> The feisty Minnie Ward is scraping a living as a scriptwriter for the Variety Palace Music Hall when the body of her best friend is found in a dingy riverside archway. Minnie is convinced she was murdered and teams up with dashing private detective Albert Easterbrook to find justice.</p><p> Together they navigate the streets of London, from high-class gentlemen's clubs to shady drinking dens. But as the bodies pile up, they must rely on one another if they're going to track down the killer-and make it out alive . . .</p>