London, 1882
March Middleton, born 5th November 1862, was raised by her widowed father, a doctor, in Lancashire. She accompanied him on postings to India and Afghanistan, working as a nurse. Following his death she went to live with her godfather, Sidney Grice, at 125 Gower Street.
Sidney Grice, born 26th September 1841, attended Trinity College, Cambridge. Following a mysterious personal tragedy he disappeared for a number of years. After losing his right eye foiling an assassination attempt on Crown Prince Wilhelm, Grice returned to London to establish himself as its foremost Personal Detective.
With her sharp tongue and even sharper mind, March is sure she could help her guardian solve his cases – if only he did not think women too feeble for detective work. But even Grice must admit some puzzles are too great for even him to solve alone…
Set between the refined buildings of Victorian Bloomsbury and the stinking streets of London’s East End, The Gower Street Detective is for those who like their crime original, atmospheric, and very, very funny.
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