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London, 1812: Treacherous gangs roam the capital, and not even the Palace of Westminster is safe. When Detective Stephen Lavender is called in to investigate a highway robbery and a cold-blooded murder, both the cases take a dangerous and disturbing personal twist.
And when Lavender's trusted deputy, Constable Ned Woods, finds a mysterious severed foot washed up on Greenwich Beach, they soon realise that these ancient bones are more sinister than they first appeared.
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- Chuck
- 03-12-18
No One Is Smiling on Bowstreet Station
Magistrate Reed's world has become infested with skeletons, highwaymen, and other interruptions to his plans to renovate Bowstreet Station.
Constable Woods has a boot with a severed foot in it.
Inspector Lavendar keeps finding reasons not to go to Ireland to help pay for the renovations.
Then, of course, there are the local murders.
How is Reed to cope?
You'll have to listen to this story to find out.
Great writing and narration add to the excitement and enjoyment.
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- MidwestLady
- 09-18-18
Eagerly anticipated and was not disappointed!
Solid writing. Good detective story. Good series. I have genuinely enjoyed the first three in this series. I got the first one on a whim and was hooked. Books 1.2.3 are excellent as a series, but you can read any of them as a stand-alone, which I appreciate. Story flows well and moves along. There are some personal portions so the characters have actual lives other than just being detectives. Good and well rounded people with depth, ie not flat or stereotypical. Interesting and well written. Written for intelligent adults who understand that a life contains many facets, and it does have a touch of romance. It's a police procedurals/detective/mystery story. I found the bits of historical facts enlightening but it does not read like a historical novel. It's just a darn good novel set in an earlier time but it doesn't feel like a historical novel if that makes any sense (there are no cotillions, heaving bosoms, or rich damaged dukes reluctantly looking for a wife, haha, and life goes on after marriage). The people seemed real and I became interested in what happened to their personal lives along the way of solving the mystery. Darned good detective story and series. Recommend.
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- Christy
- 03-05-18
Blend of history and fiction is great!
I always admire an author who can take real incidents and people from history and weave a fictional story around them using characters you know and love from earlier books. Karen Charlton has worked some real magic here. Since the historical incident I’m speaking of doesn’t occur until later in the book, I won’t specify it. As I was reading it, I wondered what was true. The inclusion of it in the fictional tale was flawless.
I enjoy these stories of Detective Lavender and Constable Woods. I hadn’t read one in a while, so as I began listening to this one, I was wondering if I would remember the characters and settings. It took no time at all to relax back into their story during Regency England and the Bow Street Runners.
One of the things I like about this series is that it isn’t just another series that takes place in the Victorian era. It takes place before Scotland Yard, at a time when policing was done completely differently (this was 1812). The Bow Street procedures remind me of books I have read about policing in New York City in the late 1800s, when the public was frequently expected to pay bribes to the police to ensure they would work on your case.
This one works as a stand-alone, although I have enjoyed reading them from the beginning (the first in the series is called The Heiress of Linn Hagh).
Michael Page, as always, does a great job narrating!
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- Kady
- 01-15-18
Love the detective lavender series
Love woods and lavender. Great stories with wonderful narration. I recommend them all. Thank you.
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- Debbie
- 07-17-19
Severed Feet, Headless Ted, & a Boy Grows Up
The fourth in the Detective Lavender Series finds Lavender and Constable Woods investigating a severed foot that has washed up on the river bank. It is 1812 in London and crime is rampant. Using the actual assassination of England’s Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval, that happened that same year, the author creates an atmosphere of unrest and chaos in a city of street urchins, immigrants and citizens all trying their best to survive. Lavender and Woods capture a naked man on the streets, carting him off to jail. The case load for the Bow Street Runners is overwhelming, the pay is low and Magistrate Read keeps sending Detective Lavender to far off places on cases, leaving his wife, Magdalena alone for long stretches. The “coppers” aren’t well liked, and when Constable Woods, oldest son, Eddie comes home after taking a beating because his Pa is a Bow Street Runner, well, things take a turn ugly. And Eddie has some decisions to make. I love the advice that Ned Woods gives Lavender about his and Magdalena’s relationship, telling him to give his wife back rubs. 😊 And how one thing leads to another . . . This is an excellent series, and the conclusion of the mystery of the severed foot, Headless Ted, and the career that Constable Woods son, Eddie decides upon makes for a GREAT BOOK all round.
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- J. Catlett
- 07-10-19
Out of the Five
I found the story and history very exciting and the best I’ve heard of these cases. It really kept me on the edge of my seat as the saying goes. I like how Ms. Charlton incorporates real events or more appropriately, facts into her story. I’m not a good review writer, I just know I enjoyed this case the most.
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- Lori Dykes
- 07-27-23
Great
Suspense, sadness and a stark reminder of the past.
A lot going on with villains and hidden criminals.
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- JBee
- 03-02-23
Trigger Warning for BIPOC
There is a “slave” narrative inside this murder mystery novel. It sorta comes out of the blue & is attempted to be handled as “slavery is bad” but it is still triggering nonetheless & the author insists on referring to the African people as “slaves” instead of people even once they are freed. There is a white savior narrative to the whole thing.
The rest of the book & storyline is good & a fun murder mystery police detective story but this is added to up the stakes & is handled about as sensitively as you’d expect from a white English woman writing about enslaved peoples.
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- Holly emery
- 12-04-22
Thoroughly enjoyed!
This was a great continuation of the characters and a great mystery as well! I'm so glad I purchased this one!
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- Lee K
- 12-01-22
wonderful mystery
I love the stories from old England, especially that Era since the Duke of Wellington is an ancestor of mine!!
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- Kevin
- 02-21-18
Love how
Karen takes real events and weaves them into her own story and this one doesn’t disappoint! It gathered pace to the point where I could not put it down ! Like the other Lavender mysteries before first class and looking forward to more of the same
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- AB
- 10-19-18
Plague pits & river bones....
London, 1812. Bones have been found washed up on the Thames, gentleman highway robbers have been reported and Constable Woods finds a severed foot washed up on Greenwich beach.
Detective Lavender and Woods have their work cut out in getting to the bottom of what is going on, and who the mysterious perpetrator is.
A very enjoyable crime story, based around a time when police really had to do things the hard way.
Superbly narrated by Michael Page. His narration very much suited the style and setting of the book.
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- David
- 06-14-18
Another Brilliant Novel from Karen Charlton
I have really enjoyed all the Detective Lavender books, and this one does not disappoint. Michael Page is a great narrator for the stories.
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- Kindle Customer
- 01-18-18
Fascinating
This is a super story. I listened right through in 2 sittings. More please Karen.
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- April
- 04-26-18
Excellent
Never fails to please, love catching up with the characters. Well written and like the narrator
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- Miss
- 01-14-18
Rubbish
It is a pity you cannot find readers who can speak and understand the English language!
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- Kirstine
- 09-02-18
Enjoyable old-fashioned policing
I enjoyed this book as a change from the plethora of modern detective novels. Set in the Georgian period at the start of the 19th century, in the early years of there being a police force in London, inspector Lavender aided by his loyal Constable Ned Woods has many cases to solve. The story never flagged and the characters are well-drawn. I'll certainly be down-loading the earlier books in the series.
The narrator is very good
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- Dr Caterpillar
- 11-03-18
The Smiling Detective
I'm not normally one for "drinking game" jokes, but if you take a sip every time you hear the words, "Lavender smiled," you won't have any liver left by the end of this book.
I found this book moderately entertaining in places, but quite unfocused. It's a problem with books based on actual history: things happen in the story because they really did happen. For example, the opening chapter has Lavender's sidekick having to deal with an escapee from a mental institution who thinks he's an Old Testament prophet, and who likes to go naked. This is nowhere near as amusing as Karen Charlton seems to think (at least not the way it plays out), and it has very little bearing on the rest of the book, but yeah, it happened, so it goes in. Compare with Raymond Chandler, who will often have Marlowe sum up a recent case in three or four sentences.
The main characters are fairly likeable, and I quite enjoyed Ms Charlton's 1812 England, but I don't think I'll be choosing any of the other books in the series.
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- Terri
- 09-25-18
Brilliant
One of the most fascinating books I have heard in a long time. The narrator is brilliant and I cannot wait to hear the next book in the series.
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- 09-23-18
Another intriguing web of plot and sub plots
Set again in Georgian London, partly based on true stories. Easy listening, really enjoyed it.
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