Taken at Night

By Christa A. Ludlow

A historical mystery about medicine, photography and murder... The year is 1900, and photographer Beatrix Spencer has just opened her studio in the bustling colonial metropolis of Sydney. But it is a turbulent time to start a new business. A deadly outbreak of plague is threatening the city. The colony is preparing to send soldiers to the Boer War. Women are struggling to gain rights and recognition. When a doctor disappears from a quarantined ship, Beatrix is drawn into the investigation led by Detective Fergus Blair, who has secrets of his own. Despite their very different backgrounds, Fergus and Beatrix find that the city's underworld is closer, and more dangerous, than either of them realized. And somewhere, another more sinister photographer is at work... Taken at Night is an intriguing historical mystery that will introduce readers to the dangerous laneways and shadowy characters of 1900s Sydney.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1523447680
• ISBN13: 9781523447688
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"