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Book SynopsisThe year is 1880. In West London, a dedicated doctor has set up a waiting mortuary on the borders of Kensal Green Cemetery, where corpses are left to decompose before burial to reassure clients that no one can be buried alive. When he collapses and dies on the same night that one of his most reliable employees disappears, Frances Doughty, a young sleuth with a reputation for solving knotty cases, is engaged to find the missing man, but nothing is as it seems. In this, her third case, Frances Doughty must rely on her wit, courage and determination as well as some loyal friends to solve the case. Suspicions of blackmail, fraud and murder lead to a gruesome exhumation in the catacombs, with shocking results.
The third book in the popular Frances Doughty Mystery series.
Trade Review." . . The pace moves along well and [Stratmann's] dry wit that is expressed through conversation among the characters is most entertaining." --Joseph's Reviews "[A] formidable Victorian historical . . . most readers will want to see more of Frances." --Publishers Weekly on The Poisonous Seed
