It took me a little bit to get into this novel and the authors writing style, but once I did I enjoyed it very much. I especially liked the details concerning the abolition movement. It was fascinating and fun and different to read. Great characters, good story, and a nicely plotted mystery easily gives this novel five stars from me, highly recommend!

Jamaican, abolitionist, 1806, class-consciousness, London, historical-novel, historical-figures, historical-places-events, historical-research, murder, murder-investigation, amateur-sleuth, prescient-dreams, scandal, servants****

Good start to a new series of historical mysteries. Abigail and her neighbor have a somewhat contentious relationship, mainly because of her terrier (yappy nipper) and their hounds (digging in her flower beds). Abigail has a vested interest in the abolitionist movement, and it is her clandestine involvement that leads to her being in the joined property with the victim's husband and finding the body. This is a very busy story. All of the characters are interesting, but some seem to need more development, which I think we'll see in the next books.
I requested and received a free e-book copy from Kensington Books via NetGalley. Thank you!