London, June 1890.

Sarah Bain and her friends Lord Hugh Staunton and Mick O'Reilly are crime scene photographers for the Daily World newspaper. After solving a sensational murder, they're under pressure to deliver another big story. On a foggy summer night, they're called to the bank of the river Thames. The murder victim is an unidentified woman whose face has been slashed. But as Sarah takes photographs, she discovers that the woman is still alive.

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The Woman in the Veil bu Laura Joh Rowland is a fabulously intricate historical fiction murder mystery set in London 1890. This is the 4th in the Victorian Mysteries Series.

The main character is Miss Sarah Bain, a photographer for a London newspaper. Sarah, with the help of her housemates/friends/coworkers (Lord Hugh Staunton and Mick O’Reilly, continue to get involved into complicated and dangerous scenarios due to their past, their penchant for seeking out trouble and danger unwillingly, and their occupation of photographing and investigating crime scenes. Add the love interest of Sarah’s, Detective Sergeant Barrett, and Hugh’s Tristan, in addition to finding out the identity of the “Sleeping Beauty” they have stumbled upon, and how the mystery woman ended up in their company, makes for a most excellent read.
There are even more twists and turns, and I cannot wait to read the next installment.

I love Sarah and Barrett and their chemistry is undeniable. I love the budding relationship of Sarah and Sally, and hope to see more of her in the future as well.

Great plot, great and impressive characters, and an intricate and intriguing mystery, gives the reader a fabulous journey.

5/5 stars

Thank you NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for this ARC and in return I am submitting my unbiased, voluntary review and opinion.

This was posted to GR on 5/2/19 and I will post to Amazon and B&N at the time of publication.