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Desperate women, rich and poor, come to her in need of help--and discretion. Dolly Merishaw is a midwife and an abortionist in Victorian Toronto, but although she keeps quiet about her clients' condition, her contempt and greed leaves them resentful and angry. So it comes as no surprise when this malicious woman is murdered. What is a shock, though, is that a week later a young boy is found dead in Dolly's squalid kitchen. Now, Detective Murdoch isn't sure if he's hunting one murderer--or two.
About this Author
MAUREEN JENNINGS was born in the UK and emigrated to Canada as a teenager. After a long career as a psychotherapist, she became an award-winning writer. She is the author of four series in the crime fiction genre--Christine Morris, Tom Tyler, Murdoch Mysteries, and Charlotte Frayne P.I.--as well as a book on creativity, one novella, and four plays. The Murdoch Mystery series has been adapted into the beloved television series Murdoch Mysteries shown in over 120 territories worldwide, and the Tom Tyler series served as the inspiration for the television series Bomb Girls. In 2011, Jennings was the recipient of the Grant Allen Award for her contribution to Canadian crime writing. She lives in Toronto with her husband and their dog, Murdoch.
Reviews
"Vivid . . . heartwrenching. Late-19th-century Toronto comes startlingly alive in Jennings's second gripping tale." --Publishers Weekly
"[Murdoch's] warm heart makes him the right sleuth for this cold city." --New York Times
"A very powerful novel." --Poison Pen
"There are touches of Anne Perry and Peter Lovesey in her clear-eyed look at the social ills of the period." --Denver Post
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