The children of silence
By: Linda Stratmann
Series: A Frances Doughty mystery
Publisher: The Mystery Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Stroud, Gloucestershire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780750960106; 9780750964418
Subjects: Women detectives; Fiction; History
Description: London 1881: When a body is found in the Paddington canal basin, a woman with a hearing impairment claims that the remains are those of her missing husband, who disappeared three years ago. Unable to prove her case, she appeals to Frances Doughty, the lady detective, to investigate. In this, her fifth case, Frances soon learns that the missing man has secrets of his own, and, when another body is discovered and a witness is viciously attacked, it becomes clear that she must choose her allies wisely.