This is a great cozy mystery! It’s a very well written novel with lots of depth and substance to the writing. I loved all the details about life in the theater which was very interesting. Both characters and plot kept me entertained and interested throughout the entire book. I highly recommend this mystery!!

1853 Laetitia Rodd, widow of an Archdeacon is asked to help in the negotiations between theatre owner and actor, Thomas Transome, and his wife Sarah. Inspector Blackbeard comes into the situation when a body is discovered in the King’s Theatre, which burnt down ten years previously when Transome owned it. What could be the motive and who is the guilty party, and will this be the only murder.
An entertaining and well-written cozy Victorian mystery with its likeable characters. The novel can easily be read as a standalone story and is a good addition to the series.
An ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Mystery of the Sorrowful Maiden is the third book starring private investigator Laetitia Rodd, widow of an archdeacon in Victorian London. Mrs Rudd is an indomitable lady who often puts herself in situations one would not expect from a middle age maiden. Upon her husband's death it was assumed Mrs Rudd would move in with her brother and become an unpaid governess to his seven children. Although she loves her brother and his family she also loves her independence. So as a source of income she becomes a private investigator. These books may be classified as cozy mysteries but the stories are often complex as we see in this book. It is a twisted tale involving the theater and a cast of several feuding families. I thoroughly enjoy Mrs Rudd and think I would enjoy being her friend and neighbor in real life. Hoping there will be a book four in this series.