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The Angel Makers
The Angel Makers
The Angel Makers
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The Angel Makers

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In Victorian England, flower seller Constance Piper goes searching for the truth behind a new rash of murders in London’s East End . . .
 
In November 1888, the specter of Jack the Ripper instills fear in every woman who makes her living on the streets of London. But there are other monsters at large, those 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 flower seller gifted with clairvoyance, has become aware of one such baby farmer, Mother Delaney, who promises to help desperate young mothers and place their babies in loving homes. She suspects the truth is infinitely darker.
 
Guided by the spirit of her late friend, Emily Tindall, Constance gathers evidence about what really goes on behind the walls of 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 with his last case, Constance 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 be enough to put this evil to rest . . .
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Release dateMay 29, 2018
ISBN9781496706591
The Angel Makers
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Tessa Harris

Tessa Harris is the author of the acclaimed Dr. Thomas Silkstone Mysteries, including Secrets in the Stones and The Anatomist’s Apprentice, as well as the debut Constance Piper Mystery, The Sixth Victim. A graduate of Oxford University with a History degree, Tessa has also been a journalist and editor, contributing to many national publications such as The Times and The Telegraph. She has also acted as a literary publicist for several well-known authors. Readers can visit her website at www.tessaharrisauthor.com.

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  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
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    In this second book of the series, Jack the Ripper continues to terrorise London but the women still have other problems to contend with. Constance Piper, a clairboyant and flower seller, becomes suspicious via a friend of 'baby farmers'. Here we have the story told from Constance's point of view and also her dead friend, Emily Tindall.
    Unfortunately I didn't really get interested in the story or engaged with the characters.
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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    I can't get enough of historical mysteries especially if well written and researched. I have always been fascinated by the East End of London circa 1888. Combine that with an interest in the mystery of Jack the Ripper and I am literally in Heaven. I really love the Constance Piper mysteries. The author has a way of bringing this time period to life and is able to develop characters who you can picture in your mind vividly plus actually like and care for them as well. This time around, the psychic Constance becomes aware of a baby farmer's crimes. With the help of her ghostly advisor and former teacher, Emily Tindall, Constance is hot on the trail of this new mystery. Don't miss this one if you like historical mysteries with likable characters and accurate descriptions of certain time periods.

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