The Crooked Medium’s Guide to Murder

Stephen Cox
Works of: Fiction
Publisher(s): Stephen Cox Books

The Crooked Medium’s Guide to Murder – a spooky sapphic Victorian mystery

London 1881. Can two crooked women stop a murder?

Extravagant medium Mrs Ashton and her lover, blunt working-class Mrs Bradshaw, run a spiritualist scam. Mrs Ashton secretly reads minds.

Believing that Mrs Ashton is genuine, grieving Lady Violet craves the truth behind her mother’s untimely death. But Lady Violet’s powerful husband Sir Charles hates spiritualists. Has he killed before?

Uncovering this MP’s wicked crimes will put all three women in terrible danger…

To solve a shocking murder, look both sides of the grave.

‘… a devilish dance through Victorian fakery… a story that’s mysterious, driven and, above all, great fun to read.’

Seances! Murders! Fraud!

The Crooked Medium’s Guide to Murder has it all. This is true historical fiction, where the Victorian setting is more than just set-dressing; it permeates the very fabric of the story and the wry, understated character voice. With the perfect mix of meticulous research, emotional depth and a rollicking good story besides, Stephen Cox delivers surprises to the very end. If you, like me, love a crook with a heart of gold, then these queer old birds are sure to capture your heart.

A genuine pleasure from start to finish

Eris Young (fiction editor, Shoreline of Infinity)