Historical Fiction
A Death Along the River Fleet
2016·326 pages
A printer’s apprentice in 17th-century London aids a bloodied amnesiac noblewoman, uncovering danger and social intrigue.
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A printer’s apprentice in 17th-century London aids a bloodied amnesiac noblewoman, uncovering danger and social intrigue.
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"Lucy Campion, a ladies' maid turned printer's apprentice in 17th-century London, is crossing Holborn Bridge over the most vile portion of the River Fleet one morning when she encounters a distraught young woman, barely able to speak and clad only in a blood-spattered nightdress. The woman has no memory of who she is or what's happened to her, and the townspeople believe she's possessed. But Lucy is concerned for the woman's well-being and takes her to a physician. When, shockingly, the woman is...
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Sexual content
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Violence & gore
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Murder mystery with bloodied victim, death, and peril
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Religious content
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Period Christian beliefs about possession and judgment
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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Townspeople believe the victim is possessed or be-deviled
Political content
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Class divides and women's constraints in Restoration England
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Traumatized bloodied amnesiac; implied prior violence and danger
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