But when the girl's body is found in the rubble of one of the recently demolished slums around the prestigious new railway station at St Pancras, Lizzie begins to wonder exactly what has been going on. Lizzie is intrigued to learn that her predecessor as companion disappeared, supposedly having run off with an unknown man. It is 1864 when Lizzie Martin takes up the post of companion to a wealthy widow who is also a slum landlord. This is a gripping Victorian crime novel set in the heart of London from a highly respected author. But when the girl's body is found in the rubble of one of the recently demolished slums around the prestigious new railway station at St Pancras, Lizzie begins to wonder exactly what has been going.
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