Children of the Tide: A Victorian Detective Story

by Jon Redfern

Overview

London: the early 1840s. The birth of the young Queen Victoria's first child is taken as an auspicious sign for all. But on a cold March night, a spree of dark crimes in shadowy workhouses shocks the city.

When Inspector Owen Endersby, of the recently formed London Detective Police, learns that the string of identical murders and abductions have all taken place under similar circumstances, he fears a monster is prowling the city. How long until the murderer strikes again? Is this the work of a diabolical killer, or a madman with confused motives? Facts are scarce. Endersby and his sergeant, Thomas Caldwell, must start an investigation based on the fitful testimonies of terrified girls and one peculiar clue: a piece of curtain lace found in the throats of the victims.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459724181
Publisher:	Dundurn Press
Publication date:	03/24/2015
Series:	An Inspector Endersby Mystery , #2
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 8.90(h) x 2.60(d)

About the Author

Jon Redfern has been a freelance journalist for both the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail, a story editor for the CBC, and a children's play- wright. His short stories have appeared in numerous literary journals including Grain and Descant. Jon's first novel, The Boy Must Die, won the prestigious Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Crime Novel in 2002. Jon lives in Toronto and in Waterton Lakes, Alberta.

Editorial Reviews

01/05/2015
In this riveting mystery set in 1840s London, Insp. Owen Endersby is called in to investigate the two identical murders of workhouse matrons. Two young girls both named Catherine are taken from each workhouse but left at the gate all on the same night. In his sequel to Trumpets Sound No More, Redfern, winner of two Arthur Ellis Awards, reacquaints the reader with Endersby, of the newly established Metropolitan Detective Police. Relying on his powers of observation and disguise, Endersby works his way through the dark back alleys of London, confronting many who would prefer to stay hidden in the shadows, as he works to solve these strange and unusual murders before another occurs. Though Endersby is the central character, Redfern also breaks away to follow other key figures in the story for short periods, which keeps the reader guessing as to who the murderer really is. Inspired by Dickens, Redfern transports the reader back to Victorian London, vividly recreating the language, social customs, and atmosphere of the time. Agent: Chris Bucci, Anne McDermid & Associates. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

Jon Redfern has won two Arthur Ellis Awards for his Inspector Enderby series, set in early Victorian London. This third Enderby may be the best one yet.

Globe and Mail