The Wages of Sin, Judith Cutler
The Wages of Sin, Judith Cutler
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The Wages of Sin

Author: Judith Cutler

Narrator: David Thorpe

Unabridged: 9 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/04/2020


Synopsis

First in a brand-new Victorian mystery series featuring steward Matthew Rowsley and housekeeper Mrs. Faulkner as an engaging detective duo.

Newly appointed as land agent to the youthful Lord Croft, Matthew Rowsley finds plenty to keep him busy as he attends to his lordship's neglected country estate. But he's distracted from his tasks by the disappearance of a young housemaid. Has Maggie really eloped with a young man, as her mother attests—or is the truth rather more sinister? What's been going on behind the scenes at the grand country estate . . . and where has his lordship disappeared to?

Teaming up with housekeeper Mrs. Faulkner to get to the bottom of the matter, Matthew uncovers a number of disturbing secrets, scandals, and simmering tensions within the household. Something rotten is going on at Thorncroft—and it's up to Matthew and Mrs. Faulkner to unearth the truth.

About Judith Cutler

A former secretary of the Crime Writers' Association, Judith Cutler has taught creative writing at universities and colleges for over thirty years, and has run occasional courses elsewhere (from a maximum security prison to an idyllic Greek island). She is the author of more than forty novels.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tiffany

Very confusing. At times the language and mannerisms seemed of the times and then at times it was like present day. The characters were not fully fleshed out and I was not drawn in by their problems. Somewhat standoffish.......more

Unusually (in my experience of historical mysteries!), the principle character is an estate agent, Matthew Rowsley, a young, educated man working for a landowner in Victorian England. The landowner has taken himself off to parts unknown, the lady of the manor (the landowner's widowed mother) has sec......more