Praise for the Variety Palace Mysteries 'Splendid' Wall Street Journal *'Triumphant . Vivid period detail, clever plotting, and thoughtful characterizations. This series merits a long run' Publishers Weekly (starred review) *'This atmospheric debut historical mystery captures the world of music halls and the danger to women in Victorian London' Library Journal (Starred Review) 'Neatly weds historical detail and quiet wit' Sunday Times 'Victorian crime at its grittiest, most exciting best. Don't miss it' Essie Fox, author of The Fascination 'Rich with theatrical detail and brimming with brilliant characters, this is a series not to be missed' SJ Bennett, author of Murder Most Royal 'Pacy, captivating and accomplished' Emma Styles, author of No Country for Girls 'A wry, warm and proper rib-tickling slice of dirty Victorian gothic' Julia Crouch, author of The Daughters 'My favourite new crime series of recent years' Trevor Wood, author of You Can Run 'A rollicking good yarn, full of fantastic and fantastical characters plus a real dash of magic' Barbara Nadel, author of the Inspector Ikmen Mysteries 'A page-turner from beginning to end' Sheila O'Flanagan, author of What Eden Did Next 'Brilliant . keeps you guessing till the end' A. J. West, author of The Spirit Engineer 'A bravura performance . You can smell the greasepaint and hear the roar of the crowd on every page' Imogen Robertson, author of The Paris Winter.