Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of the book.

The 5th book in this series picks up exactly where book four ended. In the past, I haven't liked it when Will and Ms. Pentecost have been apart, but it works in this book. It's odd to say this since she's the narrator in the story, but Will really shines in this book. She knows that her boss is innocent and will not let anything or anyone stand in her way.

I also enjoyed learning more about Ms. Pentecost's past life and look forward to learning even more in the next novel.

If you enjoyed the other ones, I see no reason to why this one would be any different. If you didn't enjoy the others...why are you still here on book 5?

When true crime artifact collector Jessup Quincannon is found dead in his macabre museum, private investigator Lillian Pentecost is arrested and jailed for his murder. It's up to her assistant, Willowjean Parker, to find the real killer with the help of her friends and associates.

This fifth title in the Pentecost and Parker series is my favorite yet. Spotswood paints a vivid picture of what life was like for women imprisoned in the eleven-story New York Women's House of Detention and shines a light especially on the unfair treatment of trans people. The plot is complex but believable, and the stress Willowjean experiences while her employer is incarcerated is palpable. The storyline never drags, and the ending is more than satisfactory. Thank you, too, to Mr. Spotswood for his thoughtful afterword addressing both the realities of women in the justice system and women's rights both historically and today.