The Death of Shame
ISBN: 9781837263462
Description
Annabel Banks was promised work as a maid with a prestigious Edinburgh family. But on her first day, she's nowhere to be found. Concerned relatives contact Sarah Fisher to help. Sarah might know her way around the city - its light sides and dark - but soon she'll discover the plight of dozens of girls ensnared in its many brothels: lured, abused and left ruined in the eyes of the world.
Reviewed on 11th July 2026
Raven and Fisher return... surprisingly younger than I thought they were... for another series of unfortunate incidents as someone close to them suffers an untimely death that's in need of delicate investigation.
As always with this series, some of the subject matter is pretty bleak. It's historically accurate and dives into some of the darkest aspects of 18th century society, and doesn't always make for the most pleasant of reading experiences.
Despite that, the plot is captivating, and as a reader I constantly wanted to continue and find out more about what was going on. The characters also continue to be compelling, and it's been fascinating to see them and their relationships grow and change over the series - although as I said, I'm shocked to find their entire adventures have happened over just 7 years of story.
I don't know that I feel comfortable recommending the book, because there are elements that are difficult to read, but it is a good book and highlights aspects of the past that would be easier to forget, and probably shouldn't be, because they do still reflect on things in current society.
