Uncommon Heroes…or Unsuspecting Victims?
Toronto, 1914.
Merinda Herringford and Jem Watts never could have imagined their
crime-solving skills would set them up as emblems of female empowerment
in a city preparing to enter World War I at the behest of Great Britain.
Yet, despite their popularity, the lady detectives can’t avoid the
unrest infiltrating every level of society.
A war measure
adopted by Mayor Montague puts a target on Jem and her Italian husband,
Ray DeLuca. Meanwhile, deep-rooted corruption in the police force causes
their friend, Constable Jasper Forth, to wonder if his thirst for
upholding the law would be best quenched elsewhere.
In spite of
these distractions, Merinda, Ray, and Jasper join with other honorable
and courageous city leaders in the Cartier Club, which exists to provide
newly arrived residents of Toronto with a seamless integration in the
city.
When a club member turns up dead, bearing a slanderous
white feather, will Merinda, Jem, and those they hold dear be able to
solve the high-stakes mystery before they’re all picked off, one by one?