The first in a new Victorian murder mystery series set in London,
featuring a clever and determined young female sleuth When a
customer of William Doughty's chemist shop dies of strychnine
poisoning after drinking medicine he dispensed, William is blamed,
and the family faces ruin. William's daughter, 19-year-old Frances,
determines to redeem her ailing father's reputation and save the
business. She soon becomes convinced that the death was murder, but
unable to convince the police, she turns detective. Armed only with
her wits, courage, and determination, and aided by some
unconventional new friends, Frances uncovers a startling deception
and solves a 10-year-old murder. There will be more deaths and a
secret in her own family will be revealed, before the killer is
unmasked and Frances finds that her life has changed forever.
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