London1882: In this, her most demanding case, Frances Doughty goes undercover for Her Majesty's Government to investigate some disturbing information regarding the apparently innocuous Bayswater Bicycle Club. Before long, she is plunged into a murky world of deadly secrets, a suspicious disappearance and a brutal murder, and the Lady Detective is forced to do the unthinkable to avoid becoming the next victim. With a new and exciting future before her, is there anything the dauntless Miss Doughty cannot do?

LINDA STRATMANN is a freelance writer and editor, and Vice Chair of the prestigious CWA. She has a degree in psychology and a life-long interest in true crime. She is the author of numerous fiction and non-fiction titles including seven Frances Doughty Mysteries and two Mina Scarletti Mysteries. She lives in Walthamstow, London.