Mystery
A Murder at Rosamund's Gate
2013·340 pages
A 1665 London chambermaid investigates a fellow servant’s murder amid plague fears, class barriers, and romance.
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A 1665 London chambermaid investigates a fellow servant’s murder amid plague fears, class barriers, and romance.
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For Lucy Campion, a seventeenth-century English chambermaid serving in the household of the local magistrate, life is an endless repetition of polishing pewter, emptying chamber pots, and dealing with other household chores until a fellow servant is ruthlessly killed, and someone close to Lucy falls under suspicion. Lucy can't believe it, but in a time where the accused are presumed guilty until proven innocent, lawyers aren't permitted to defend their clients, and—if the plague doesn't kill the...
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Mild romantic subplot with attraction; no explicit sexual content
Violence & gore
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Stabbing murder and corpse discovery; executions and plague deaths referenced
Profanity
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Minimal mild language; no strong or graphic profanity
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Period faith practices and religious hypocrisy in Restoration England
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic elements present
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources
Political content
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Class hierarchy, gender roles, and social station in 1660s England
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Servant’s murder; harsh justice and prison; plague-era hardship
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