This book is set in two time periods: London and Cheltenham in 1795, in London in 2012 and 2015 and Cheltenham in 2015. The main action in 1795 takes place in various brothels and the main characters are prostitutes. The story begins in London but moves to Cheltenham which is becoming more popular with the wealthy taking its waters.
The main character in 1795 is Rachel Lovett who, at the start of the story, is being kept by a young man from a wealthy aristocratic family but, let down by her lover, she moves into a brothel.
The main character in 2012 and 2015 is Eden Grey, as in the subtitle of the book. In 2012 she had a different identity and was working as an undercover police woman but, when the case went wrong and she nearly died, had to accept a witness protection scheme. Emerging as Eden Grey, private investigator, in 2015 she takes on a variety of cases which come her way including missing persons, fraud and infidelity. In her current case, however, she becomes involved with two murders and, with the help of Aidan, her archaeological boyfriend, she uncovers the link between past and present in the underground tunnels of Cheltenham Ladies' College and stories of the Hellfire Club. The book is a definite page turner and is written in an economical and convincing style; looking forward to more Eden Grey mysteries.
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