by Tori Telfer
First published 2017
In the shadows of Victorian London, a killer stalks the city's elite. Each murder is an exquisite tableau, signed with a single black glove. Detective Clara Waterhouse races against time to unravel the clues and stop the Lady Killers before they strike again. But as the body count rises, Clara realizes the killer's motivations are darker than she imagined. Can she confront her own demons and unmask the mastermind before they claim the next victim?
Genres: historical-fiction, mystery, crime, thriller, detective, 19th-century
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, cat-and-mouse, dark-secrets
Setting: London, Victorian England
Period: 19th Century
327 pages · Kindle Edition · Harper Perennial
Content warnings: murder, violence