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London
1881: Proprietor of the World’s End Bureau Lily Raynor
is worried that cases have dried up since their initial success
the year before. Things take a turn for the interesting when
teacher Georgina Long arrives with a tale of disappearing
pupils from a girls school in the Fens. Lily goes undercover
as an assistant matron (the last one having left in a hurry)
while Felix Wilbraham does his own research into why girls
(and staff) keep vanishing.
I
have read and enjoyed many of this author’s books but
I often think that they would be just as good minus the supernatural
element. This one lacks it entirely bar a few weird remarks
by Lily’s friend, and I found I enjoyed it more. I do
love a good detective story and if all the elements that make
up a successful one are present, ghosts need not appear…at
least in my opinion. This newest series is shaping up nicely
after a good beginning and not only do we get to discover
Lily’s secret, we also get to see the detectives working
separately this time. You can expect a good twisty plot involving
a mysterious society of philanthropists, a school in the remote
Fens and several trails to follow as the sleuths unravel the
reasons behind the disappearances. Lily has some old ghosts
to lay to rest (not the paranormal kind) while Felix gets
to do some legwork taking train journeys up and down the country.
I found this to be a real page turner, and can’t wait
to read the next in the series. Recommended to anybody who
enjoys a good mystery.
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