When Loveday Brooke falls from her place in London high society,
losing her financial security, she has no choice but to become a
working woman. Set in the Victorian era, it is considered unusual
and even shameful for a woman to participate in the workforce, but
when Brooke proves her ability, no man can deny or ignore her
talent. Beginning a career as a detective, Brooke becomes the go-to
police consultant for any case that seems unsolvable. The
Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective is a collection of
seven short stories, each portraying an individual mystery, varying
crimes and intrigue. The Black Bag on the Doorstep is the first
title in the collection, and follows a Christmas Eve robbery.
Featuring a more heinous crime, The Murder at Troyte's Hill depicts
a murder mystery after a local lodge-keeper is found dead in a
ransacked room. Challenged with one of her most puzzling mysteries,
Brooke attempts to find a young girl who vanished without a trace
in the fan-favorite story, Missing. Unable to find a lead even
after ten days of searching, the police are ready to give up, but
Loveday Brooke is determined to reunite the girl with her family.
With an original approach to the mystery genre, The Experiences of
Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective was among Catherine Louisa Pirkis'
most popular work. Often compared to Sherlock Holmes, Loveday
Brooke remains to be a beloved and memorable character from the
detective fiction genre, and is one of the earliest depictions of a
woman working in the detective field in literature. With mysteries
ranging from crimes of theft, murder, kidnap, and conspiracy, The
Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective provides a fun and
fresh reading experience, as it has remained to be progressive and
intriguing nearly one-hundred and thirty years after its original
publication. This edition of The Experiences of Loveday Brooke,
Lady Detective by Catherine Louisa Pirkis is now available in an
easy-to-read font, and features a new, eye-catching cover design.
With these accommodations, The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady
Detective is restored to modern standards while the original
mastery of Catherine Louisa Pirkis' work is preserved.
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