Spring of Hope

When an exhibition featuring London's top engineers results in sudden, violent death, Victorian writer—sleuths Wilkie Collins and Charles Dickens investigate.

"Victorian whodunits don't get much better than this" — Publishers Weekly Starred Review

March, 1859. After the 'Great Stink' of the previous summer when Parliament was overwhelmed by the stench of sewage from the River Thames, and with cholera running rife throughout the city, Charles Dickens has a new enthusiasm. Having formed a firm ...