Murder at Old St. Thomas’s is a traditional historical mystery, set in 1862 London. A famous surgeon is found in an abandoned operating room, murdered (and set so that he is sitting upright). Victorian Southwark becomes a theatre itself for revealing secrets where anaesthesia is a new invention, women solve society’s problems and working class auditions enjoy Shakespeare. Inspector Slaughter along with his new American sergeant Honeycutt must unravel the murderer’s identity before it is too late. A thrilling tale, between the realism of the characters and their backgrounds, the real details and research the author has put in, and the web of intrigue that is cast as the book concludes. The few errors can easily be rectified by the author to deliver a flawless Victorian performance! I’d recommend this book to anyone, and give it 5 stars.
By Yvonne Marrs
