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This is another outing for Scotland Yard detective Decimus Webb,
last seen in A
Metropolitan Murder, and his subordinate, Sergeant Bartleby.
In this new book, The
Welfare of the Dead Somebody has murdered two women of easy virtue and a coffin been broken open in cemetary. It's not long before Inspector Webb suspects a connection between the two crimes and perhaps between an earlier fraud. His investigations lead him to the very respectable Woodrow family and, in particular, Jasper Woodrow, proprietor of the Mourning Warehouse. What secrets is he hiding and has he been driven to murder to keep them hidden? Lee Jackson manages to keep the reader guessing right to the final
chapter. His characters are well-drawn and believable. We see some
of the story through the eyes of Annabelle Krout, feisty cousin
of Mrs Woodrow visiting from America giving us an insight into a
stranger's vision of 19th century London. The
Welfare of the Dead Quick Facts Title: The Welfare of the Dead Authors: Lee Jackson ISBN: 0099469235 Price: £6.99 Pages: 357 Binding: Paperback Published: October 2006 All information relates to the UK edition.
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