Really enjoyed this Victorian mystery with a trans amateur detective. ( )

This is the second in the Leo Stanhope series set in Victorian London. I’ve read the first book, The House on Half Moon Street, and absolutely loved it. The Anarchists’ Club is an excellent sequel. Leo makes an interesting and wonderful amateur detective with a difference and has a fantastic and determined sidekick in Rosie Flowers. In this tale a woman is found murdered in a club where anarchists congregate and this leads Leo and Rosie on a cat and mouse chase.

All I can say, really, is that it’s another fabulous story which I read via the Pigeonhole app. It contains all the right ingredients for an intriguing and fast paced thriller - plenty of twists and turns and the odd red herring, along with bags of atmosphere. It’s well written and entertaining. In short, a gripping murder mystery which kept me engaged throughout. ( )