The Mist of Southampton: A Thorn & Finch Mystery

Southampton, November 1888.A body is discovered in the fog, and what first appears to be a single brutal murder soon leads to something far more dangerous. Dr Percival Thorn is a physician with an unusual eye for the details others overlook. Samuel Finch is a journalist for the Southampton Echo, drawn to a story even when good sense tells him to walk away. When their paths cross over the investigation, the unlikely pair are pulled from Southampton's gaslit streets to its crowded docks and across Southampton Water, following a trail of secrets that someone is determined to keep buried. As the fog thickens and the truth draws closer, Thorn and Finch discover that murder is only the beginning. Set against the real streets, waterfront and maritime world of Southampton in 1888, The Mist of Southampton is an atmospheric Victorian mystery of murder, deception and an unexpected partnership.The first book in The Thorn & Finch Mysteries.