Death at the Workhouse
342 pages
|Published: 17 Sep 2019
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Format: Ebook
Language: English
Publication date: 1 October 2020
Description
London 1885.
Something’s not right at Shoreditch Workhouse and reporter Penny Green is struggling to convince someone to listen. After spending time there undercover, she knows that more can be done for the deserving poor beneath its roof. But does anyone else care? When two workhouse inmates die in a fight, the police and the coroner accept the simplest explanation. Penny undertakes her own investigation with Inspector James Blakely’s help and it’s not long before they make themselves unpopular. A macabre turn finally makes the authorities act, but can anyone stop the force behind the crimes? What readers say about Penny Green: ★★★★★ “A Victorian Delight!” ★★★★★ “Good clean mystery in an enjoyable historical setting” ★★★★★ “If you are unfamiliar with the Penny Green Series, acquaint yourselves immediately!” ★★★★★ “Interesting, complex, believable characters” ★★★★★ “I found myself enthralled by Penny Green” ★★★★★ “An outstanding female lead character” ★★★★★ “I was engrossed from beginning to end” ★★★★★ “If you like Agatha Christie books you are going to like this one” ★★★★★ “I have found Ms. Organ's story telling to be flawlessly entertaining!” ★★★★★ “Very strong mystery set in a very interesting time and place” ★★★★★ “Ms. Organ draws you into Penny's world with her delicious descriptions and masterful story telling” ★★★★★ “I am very pleased with how this series is becoming one of my favorites!” ★★★★★ “Read the books in this series.... guarantee you won’t be disappointed!” ★★★★★ “A great read with a real twist at the end. Emily just gets better and better with this series.” Death at the Workhouse is Book 8 in the Penny Green Mystery Series set in 1880s London. The books can be read in any order: Book 1 - Limelight Book 2 - The Rookery Book 3 - The Maid's Secret Book 4 - The Inventor Book 5 - Curse of the Poppy Book 6 - The Bermondsey Poisoner Book 7 - An Unwelcome Guest Book 8 - Death at the Workhouse Also available: The Penny Green Series: Books 1-3 (The Penny Green Series Boxset Book 1) The Penny Green Series: Books 4-6 (The Penny Green Series Boxset Book 2)