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celtic67's review
4.0
This was a novel that conjured up the atmosphere of Edwardian London beautifully.
Margaret Trant lives with her mother in a boarding house in St. John's Wood and works as a secretary.
Margaret looses her employment when the business she works for relocates.
A chance meeting with a stranger, who hands her a newspaper sees Margaret joining the mysterious
Bureau 8. This is an intelligence agency whose main purpose is to hunt down a band of anarchists called The Scorpions.
This was my first foray into historical fiction and this book was populated with a vast cast of characters. I found myself enjoying the story and the escapades of the characters immensely.
The quality of the writing was really good, the atmosphere of Edwardian London was so tangible you felt you were breathing it and imagine yourself in gas lit streets with horse drawn trams etc.
I also felt the ending of the book left room for a sequel. If so I would be interested in reading it.
Thanks to lovereading for the ARC. I feel anyone picking up this book will enjoy it
Margaret Trant lives with her mother in a boarding house in St. John's Wood and works as a secretary.
Margaret looses her employment when the business she works for relocates.
A chance meeting with a stranger, who hands her a newspaper sees Margaret joining the mysterious
Bureau 8. This is an intelligence agency whose main purpose is to hunt down a band of anarchists called The Scorpions.
This was my first foray into historical fiction and this book was populated with a vast cast of characters. I found myself enjoying the story and the escapades of the characters immensely.
The quality of the writing was really good, the atmosphere of Edwardian London was so tangible you felt you were breathing it and imagine yourself in gas lit streets with horse drawn trams etc.
I also felt the ending of the book left room for a sequel. If so I would be interested in reading it.
Thanks to lovereading for the ARC. I feel anyone picking up this book will enjoy it
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