|author=Andrew Taylor
|reviewer=Luci Davin
|genre=Crime(Historical)
|summary=An atmospheric crime story set in 18th century Cambridge.
|rating=4.5
Thank you to Penguin Michael Joseph for sending a copy to the Bookbag. We also have a review of [[The Scent of Death by Andrew Taylor]].
Another historical mystery set in the late 18th century is [[Instruments of Darkness by Imogen Robertson]]. Alison Bruce’s [[Cambridge Blue by Alison Bruce|Cambridge Blue]], Katy Darby's [[The Whores' Asylum by Katy Darby|The Whores' Asylum]] and Emily Winslow’s [[The Whole World by Emily Winslow|The Whole World]] are also set in Cambridge. Set at the same time, but in Kent, we have [[The Body on the Doorstep by A J MacKenzie]].
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