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1863: Prostitutes in the Waterloo area are turning up dead…
She Be Damned
What you need to know before your trail
Prostitutes in the Waterloo area are turning up dead, their sexual organs mutilated and removed. When another girl goes missing, fears grow that the killer may have claimed their latest victim.
The police are at a loss and so it falls to courtesan and professional detective, Heloise Chancey, to investigate.
With the assistance of her trusty Chinese maid, Amah Li Leen, Heloise inches closer to the truth. But when Amah is i
Travel Guide
Booktrail it to Victorian London
The mystery might take place in London 1863 but only a few years later in 1888, the real life murders of five prostitutes did happen in the area of Whitehall. The mystery and the real life case does paint an interesting picture of the tragedy.
The Whitehall area of London at the time was known as a poor area, full of slums, dirty streets and plenty of homeless people with nowhere to go. The grit and the dirt of the time is well evoked and you can’t help thinking that this area, only some 20 years later, would be even more horrific and scary as it is portrayed here.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: She Be Damned
Destination: London Author/Guide: M J Tjia Departure Time: 1863
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