The Harlot's Tale (Midwife's Tale Series #2)

The people of York are terrorized by Puritan rule—and a devious serial killer—in this "ingenious, fast-paced mystery" set during the English Civil War (Kirkus Reviews).
England, 1645. The city of York, now in Puritan hands, suffers through a brutal summer heat. In order to appease God's wrath—and end the heat-wave—the city's overlords launch a brutal campaign to whip the city's sinners into godliness. But someone is determined to go further. First a prostitute and her client are found stabbe...