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Mrs. Laetitia Rodd, a 52‑year‑old widow of an archdeacon, lives in Hampstead with her confidante and former landlady, Mrs. Bentley. While running a highly discreet private‑investigating service, Laetitia uses her intelligence, discretion and an unsuspecting guise to solve complex cases.
When her criminal‑lawyer brother, Frederick Tyson, brings a case involving the son of Sir James Calderstone to her attention, Laetitia travels to Lincolnshire. She takes a position as governess for the Calderstone family, quickly proving indispensable.
The investigation into Charles Calderstone’s “inappropriate” love interest becomes increasingly dangerous as layered family secrets emerge. In this Dickensian tale, Laetitia navigates Victorian morality, uncovering hidden scandals and revealing the vulnerability of women in 19th‑century aristocratic society.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Kate Saunders
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