First published 2023
When a young boy is found brutally murdered, Scotland Yard's top detective, Mr. Whicher, is summoned to the country estate to investigate. Navigating a web of class tensions, family secrets, and public hysteria, Whicher races against time to uncover the truth before the killer strikes again. In this taut historical drama, a meticulous lawman confronts the darkness lurking beneath the genteel facade of Victorian society.
Genres: drama, historical-fiction, 20th-century, crime, detective, 19th-century
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: meticulous-lawman, race-against-time
Setting: Scotland Yard, Country Estate
Period: Victorian Era
87 pages · Kindle Edition · Nick Hern Books