Tessa Harris Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

Lizzie Thortonová se těsně před válkou přestěhovala z Anglie do Toskánska a je šťastná jako učitelka osmiletého synka hraběte Antonia de Falco, i když ten se stále jasněji projevuje jako oddaný fašista a stoupenec Mussoliniho. Pak je vyhlášena válka a Lizzie je najednou považována za nepřítele země, kterou tolik miluje. Když se v domácnosti objeví nový učitel Vincenzo Baldini, poznává Lizzie nový svět; Vincenzo je členem italského odboje, Lizzie se k nim přidává a navíc se do Vincenza bezhlavě zamiluje. Nečekaně se ale objevuje muž, se kterým byla zasnoubená, a kterého už dlouho považovala za mrtvého.

A war-torn city. A stolen masterpiece. Two lives in the balance…Italy, 1940. With Florence on the cusp of war, Il Scorpione, the no-nonsense Englishwomen of the city, find their genteel livelihoods under grave threat by the approach of the Nazis. Tea rooms and bookshops are closed by the Fascists, and the women are forced to join the war effort. Desperate to help in any way that she can, Angelina Leone, expert art-historian and the half-Italian niece of Il Scorpione’s founder makes a deal with the devil. To guarantee her beloved aunt Agatha, the only family she has, safe passage across the city, Lina must authenticate the art ruthlessly stolen from Jewish families. But when she comes across a priceless portrait – one that she cannot bear to see sieged by the Germans – Lina declares the masterpiece a fake. But in doing so, will she set off a chain of events with consequences more deadly than she could ever imagine …

'How did I not know anything about this?! A beautifully written book.' - NetGalley Reviewer, England: 1944

Victorian England. Clairvoyant flower seller Constance Piper receives supernatural aid from her late mentor-- and more grounded help from detective Thaddeus Hawkins-- as she uncovers links between murders in Whitechapel and a Fenian gang. Using violence to further their goal of an independent Ireland, the Fenians may be using the murders to make the British police look helpless. But the greatest evil may lie in an conspiracy that runs from Whitechapel to the highest office in the land. -- adapted from jacket

In November 1888, the specter of Jack the Ripper instills fear in every woman who makes her living on London’s streets. But there are other monsters at large, who shun fame and secretly claim their victims from among the city’s most vulnerable . . . Options are few for unmarried mothers in Victorian England. To avoid stigma, many find lodging with “baby farmers”—women who agree to care for the infant, or find an adoptive family, in exchange for a fee. Constance Piper, a London flower seller gifted with clairvoyance, has become aware of one such person, Mother Delaney, whose promises she suspects hide an infinitely darker truth. Guided by the spirit of a deceased friend, Constance gathers evidence about what really goes on within Mother Delaney’s Poplar House. It’s not only innocent children who are at risk. A young prostitute’s body is found in mysterious circumstances. With the aid of Detective Constable Hawkins, newly promoted thanks to Constance’s help, she links the death to Mother Delaney’s vile trade. But the horror is edging closer to home, and even the hangman’s noose may not put this evil to rest . . . “A nail-biting story full of suspense and mystery.” —Fresh Fiction

V temných ulicích Whitechapelu se koncem 19. století neschovává jen bída, smrad, prostitutky a tolik vyhledávané potratářství… Kdo ve skutečnosti může za zmizení mladých dívek? Je to všechno práce nechvalně známého Jacka Rozparovače, který je s touto londýnskou čtvrtí neodmyslitelně spjat? Muž v dlouhém plášti a klobouku vraždí prostitutky, ale kdo má na svědomí vraždy, které nenesou jeho podpis? A je vůbec nějaká žena v bezpečí?

Fourth in the suspense-filled, historic crime fiction series featuring anatomist Dr Thomas Silkstone

Tessa Harris' debut novel is a gripping mystery that combines the intrigue of CSI with its fascinating 18th-century historical setting.