Daughters of Night

De: Laura Shepherd-Robinson

Narrado por: Lucy Scott

'This is right up there with the best of C. J. Sansom and Andrew Taylor' – Amanda Craig, author of The Golden Rule

From the pleasure palaces and gin-shops of Covent Garden to the elegant townhouses of Mayfair, Laura Shepherd-Robinson’s Daughters of Night follows Caroline Corsham as she seeks justice for a murdered woman whom London society would rather forget . . .

London, 1782. Desperate for her politician husband to return home from France, Caroline ‘Caro’ Corsham is already in a state of anxiety when she finds a well-dressed woman mortally wounded in the bowers of the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens. The Bow Street constables are swift to act, until they discover that the deceased woman was a highly paid prostitute, at which point they cease to care entirely. But Caro has motives of her own for wanting to see justice done, and so sets out to solve the crime herself. Enlisting the help of thieftaker Peregrine Child, their inquiry delves into the hidden corners of Georgian society, a world of artifice, deception and secret lives.

But with many gentlemen refusing to speak about their dealings with the dead woman, and Caro’s own reputation under threat, finding the killer will be harder, and more treacherous, than she can know . . .

'Spectacularly brilliant . . . One of the most enjoyable and enduring stories I have ever read' – James O'Brien, journalist, author and LBC Presenter

©2020 Laura Shepherd-Robinson (P)2020 Macmillan Publishers International Limited

Reseñas de la Crítica

Outstanding (Sarah Hughes)

Here’s one where the pages turn all by themselves and the plot doesn’t let you go (Diane Setterfield, author of Once Upon a River)

A dark, fascinating and richly imagined world – brilliantly done! (Ruth Ware, author of One By One and In a Dark, Dark Wood)

Rich in historical detail, impeccably plotted . . . Laura Shepherd-Robinson really is the queen of the historical crime novel (C. J. Tudor, author of The Chalk Man)

Deft characterization, wonderful writing and great pace . . . Laura Shepherd-Robinson is a big talent (Steve Cavanagh, author of Thirteen and Twisted)

A very satisfying whodunnit . . . The twists and turns were masterful (James Oswald, author of the Inspector MacLean series)

Just finished Daughters Of Night a stunning tour de force from the hugely talented Laura Shepherd Robinson breathtaking stuff (Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End)

Laura Shepherd-Robinson has at once proved herself a star (Antonia Hodgson, author of The Devil in the Marshalsea)

Exquisitely crafted and enormous fun. Murder, mythology, deception and dark doings in Georgian London (Anna Mazzola, author of The Story Keeper)

A historical murder-mystery masterpiece, with an exquisitely crafted, page-turning narrative and flawed characters that the reader can’t help but to root for (Marnie Riches, author of Tightrope)