The Emerald Shawl

1864, Bristol, England As the Avon flows down to the sea, under the newly-built bridge... a seamstress is found in the darkened docks, floating, silenced. Those who found her are sure it must be a tragic accident, probably the result of too many drinks in a nearby public house. But journalist Nelly Brooks recognises the dead woman immediately - her hair sodden from the dark water. Because they had met just one day before, when the seamstress had insisted Nelly investigate the death of her friend - a wealthy man's wife. Nelly tried to insist that her job at the newspaper is only meant to be writing about the best ways to darn a sock or to decorate a drawing room. She's not meant to actually investigate anything. That's a job for a man. But the seamstress trusted her, and Nelly knows she must find out the truth. Even though her investigation will bring her up against the great and the good of the city; with connections that go as high as the crown. And she will have nothing but her wits to ensure she does not become a murderous man's next victim...