Coral Fairbanks is one such suffragette, a feminist who also sits for artists nude. Not a stance which makes her popular with fellow feminists. Guy is a wonderful painter, who hides his talent as he is a Scotland Yard detective and his painting abilities will not go down well with the powers that be.
When a young woman is found murdered at the National Art Gallery and a painting stolen in broad daylight, the Yard is called in. This sets the investigation which looks into the suffragette movement, the appalling behavior of the cops at the instigation of Winston Churchill, a look at the behavior of the upper crust of English society and in the process unraveling a can of worms.
Described as a cozy, I’d say it’s much more than that. A very interesting read putting the genres of detection, mystery murder and history together.
Sent by Boldwood Books for an unbiased review, courtesy of Netgalley.
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