A Child Lost - A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel

"Downton Abbey meets Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries!""A Child Lost is undoubtedly a novel that should not be missed-the story is genius, flawlessly written, and wildly entertaining! A thrilling five stars!" - The Red Headed Book Lover"Once again, Cox delivers the passion and intrigue of Henrietta and Clive with a story that leaps right off the page. A Child Lost is a true thrill . . . " - Paperback Paris"The characters' depth and complexity is beautifully written…this is a truly enjoyable and addicting series." - Nurse BookieA spiritualist, an insane asylum, a lost little girl . . . When Clive, anxious to distract a depressed Henrietta, begs Sergeant Frank Davis for a case, he is assigned to investigating a seemingly boring affair: a spiritualist woman operating in an abandoned schoolhouse on the edge of town who is suspected of robbing people of their valuables. What begins as an open and shut case becomes more complicated, however, when Henrietta-much to Clive's dismay-begins to believe the spiritualist's strange ramblings.Meanwhile, Elsie begs Clive and Henrietta to help her and the object of her budding love, Gunther, locate the whereabouts of one Liesel Klinkhammer, the German woman Gunther has traveled to America to find and the mother of the little girl, Anna, whom he has brought along with him. The search leads them to Dunning Asylum, where they discover some terrible truths about Liesel. When the child, Anna, is herself mistakenly admitted to the asylum after an epileptic fit, Clive and Henrietta return to Dunning to retrieve her. This time, however, Henrietta begins to suspect that something darker may be happening. When Clive doesn't believe her, she decides to take matters into her own hands . . . with horrifying results.

ISBN:	9781631528361
Publisher:	She Writes Press
Imprint:	She Writes Press
Published date:	28 Apr 2020
DEWEY:	813.6
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	395
Weight:	544g
Height:	216mm
Width:	140mm
Spine width:	30mm

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