Death by the Thames: A completely gripping historical cozy crime from Anita Davison for 2024

Flora Maguires life is perfect a beautiful home in Belgravia teeming with servants, a loving husband, and new baby Arthur to enjoy.

But when she is invited to tour St. Philomenas Childrens Hospital in a deprived area near Londons newly-built Tower Bridge, she is shocked.

Because there she uncovers a scandal with a dark heart poor children are going missing from the hospital. The police seem either unable or unwilling to investigate, so Flora teams up with the indomitable matron of the hospital, Alice Finch, to try to get to the bottom of it.

Soon Flora is immersed in the seedy, dangerous underbelly of criminal London, and time is running out to save the children. Will they get to them in time, or was their fate decided the day they were born...

An absolutely gripping cozy crime novel, perfect for fans of T.E. Kinsey, Verity Bright, and Helena Dixon.

Readers love the Flora Maguire series:

I thought it really evoked the era. And the atmosphere of an ocean-going cruise lent itself well to a murder scene. And you can quote me on that! Faith Martin

A lovely mystery evocative of the period from a talented writer Helena Dixon

Wow! I was kept guessing right to the end. A great read and I will be looking out for more of this authors work!!! Reader Review

Im a big fan of this authors work, so I was excited to read the first instalment in her new mystery series. It did not disappoint. Along with the sparkling dialogue and likeable characters I have come to expect, I found an intriguing, page-turning whodunnit Reader Review

With intrigue heaped upon intrigue this is certainly a great whodunnit that kept my attention from start to finish Reader Review

Previously published as The Forgotten Children.