The title says it all!

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Garden of Sins (Victorian Mystery #6) by Laura Joh Rowland        

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So much of peoples’ lives are laid bare, secrets revealed and foul behavior exposed in this sixth title in Rowland’s Victorian Mystery series.
Oh My! What a cliffhanger! Talk about bringing me to my knees! Now if you’ve been following Sarah Bain and Thomas Barrett this episode literally implodes with action, angst, torment and dead bodies.
I scarcely have time to take a breath between page turns.
Sarah Bain—determined, outrageous;Thomas Barrett her detective sergeant husband, a man of integrity; her friends and chosen family/house mates—former street urchin Mick O’Reilly, Lord Hugh Stanton and his valet Fitzmorris. Their inclusion in Sarah’s life are spelt out in previous books.
Sarah is a crime investigator for the Daily World newspaper, a private detective, and a talented photographer.
The huge issue in her life is her father, accused of rape, and on the run for the past years. In her efforts to prove her father innocent Sarah’s followed a trail of breadcrumbs and come in contact with unexpected people, including a half sister, Sally, she never knew she had.
I’v followed her path over five novels. Things are coming to a head. I must admit I really disliked Sarah when I first met her but I’ve come to appreciate her as I’ve seen her strengths and weaknesses. In this section of her life, her story is totally absorbing, even as I cringe at some of the happenings.
The investigation of a death on a train leads to Cremorne  Gardens and a rather bizarre case.
Gripping!

A Crooked Lane Books ARC via NetGalley
(Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.)

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