"Before Holmes, there was Lawless - Before Lawless, the London streets weren't safe to walk - " A Foundation for Fallen Women. A chess automaton. An impossible theft. Reluctant inspector of vice, Lawless must take a fruitless reckoning of London's shadowy nether world. Hyposcrisy, double standards: just what we expect from stuffy Victorian society. But Lawless was not expecting the trail that his questions open up: from the erotic booksellers of Holywell Street down the darkening passageways of Haymarket bordellos to ...
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"Before Holmes, there was Lawless - Before Lawless, the London streets weren't safe to walk - " A Foundation for Fallen Women. A chess automaton. An impossible theft. Reluctant inspector of vice, Lawless must take a fruitless reckoning of London's shadowy nether world. Hyposcrisy, double standards: just what we expect from stuffy Victorian society. But Lawless was not expecting the trail that his questions open up: from the erotic booksellers of Holywell Street down the darkening passageways of Haymarket bordellos to backstreet cast-offs of the high life. When reputations are at threat, those running the show can be merciless in defending them. A Campbell Lawless Victorian mystery sure to appeal to fans of David Liss and George MacDonald Fraser.
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New. As inspector of vice, Lawless undertakes a reckoning of London's night houses. Lawless is fascinated by Felix, the maestro driven by mysterious sufferings to establish this charitable foundation. Every secret he uncovers points to many more covered up. When reputations are at threat, those running the show can be merciless in defending them. Series: Lawless. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 204 x 26. Weight in Grams: 338. 2016. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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