A gripping 1920s London mystery, where a fearless Coroner’s Officer uncovers deadly secrets behind a young boy’s tragic death …
Now respected in her role as the Poplar Coroner’s Officer, May is tasked with identifying the body of a boy fished from the Thames by the river police. Was it a tragic accident, or could it be an unlawful death?
May knows that when children go missing, the reason is often linked to money but she is in danger of underestimating the corrupting influence of power. On streets where poverty and exploitation walk hand-in-hand everyone has a price. And some are more valuable dead than alive. But who is pulling the strings?
May must journey into the dark underbelly of London to find the answers.
