Tag: brothel
+ audio book, audio drama, fiction, Georgian England, Historical fiction, magic, Magical realism, prostitution, review
The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar read by Juliet Stephenson
One September evening in 1785, the merchant Jonah Hancock finds one of his captains waiting eagerly on his doorstep. He has sold Jonah’s ship for what appears to be a mermaid. As gossip spreads through the docks, coffee shops, parlours and brothels, everyone wants to see Mr Hancock’s marvel. Its arrival spins him out of his ordinary existence and through the doors of high … Read More The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar read by Juliet Stephenson
+ fiction, germany, Historical fiction, holocaust, love, nazi germany, prostitution, review, war, World War Two, WW2
Fireweed by Richard Vaughan Davies Guest Post
It’s Hamburg in 1947 and young British lawyer Adam is posted to the destroyed city to assist in the prosecution of Nazi war criminals — an exhausting, soul-destroying and demoralising task. He starts to visit the Lion House brothel, where he falls in love with Rose, an aristocratic German girl forced to work as a prostitute during a time of strict anti-fraternisation rules. Rose … Read More Fireweed by Richard Vaughan Davies Guest Post
+ crime fiction, dark humour, Detective novel, fiction, haunting, history, murder, murder mystery, police drama, police procedural, review, superstition, witchcraft
Beneath The House of Sin (DCI Mike Saxby #1) by David Field
17 Cavendish Square. The home of the Pelican Club – a notorious upmarket brothel. Now the scene of a murder. DCI Mike Saxby is the officer in charge. He’s straight-shooting and by-the-book. There are no grey areas – Saxby is called in to investigate the death of the madame, Linda Clifford but the case throws up more questions than answers, as well as a … Read More Beneath The House of Sin (DCI Mike Saxby #1) by David Field
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