A SunlessSea by Anne Perry is 18/24 in her William Monk series about a Victorian
detective. This novel is set in 1864 with Monk in command of the Thames River
Police. The tale begins with the brutal murder of Zenia Gadney. This
unfortunate woman is connected to Dr. Joel Lambourn who was campaigning against
opium before he was found dead by suicide. Eventually, his wife, Dinah Lambourn,
is arrested for Zenia’s murder. Together with his wife Hester and lawyer
friend, Sir Oliver Rathbone, he tries to save Dinah from the gallows. A
historical mystery with many surprising twists and turns.
The author, who is still writing, was born in 1938. Most interesting for a murder mystery author: at the age of fifteen, she was convicted of the murder of her friend's mother. She changed her name after serving a five-year sentence.
The history of this story concerns The Pharmacy Act of 1868, the Opium Wars (1839-42 and 1856-60), and the invention of the hypodermic needle for IV administration of opium.
Trigger warnings: drug use, addiction, prostitution, evisceration, suicide, and, obviously, murder.
A historical Victorian mystery where little is as it appears.
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