The Blue Girl: A Short Story of Scotland Yard's Murder Squad from the author of The Yard and The Black Country, A Special from G.P. Putnam's Sons

From the bestselling author of The Yard and Red Rabbit, comes a short story of Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad, a cautionary tale: Be careful what you wish for.

October 1889: Constable Colin Pringle is a man of few illusions, but there is something about the girl in the canal, her skin a delicate shade of blue, that bothers him more than he expected it would. Perhaps it’s because Dr. Kingsley’s forensic examination suggests that she was a just-married bride. Someone needs to find out just who ...