Vices of My Blood

by Maureen Jennings

Detective William Murdoch (6)

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In his forties, the Reverend Charles Howard still cut an impressive figure. A married Presbyterian minister in Toronto's east end, Howard was popular with the congregation that elected him, especially with the ladies, and most particularly with Miss Sarah Dignam. Respected in the community, Howard, as Visitor for the House of Industry, sat in judgment on the poor, assessing their applications for the workhouse. But now Howard is dead, stabbed and brutally beaten by someone he invited into show more his office. His watch and boots are missing. Has some poor beggar he turned down taken his vengeance? show less

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Canonical title
Vices of My Blood
Original publication date
2006-04-04
People/Characters
William Murdoch
Important places
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
First words
Esther got out of bed, wrapped a shawl around her thin shoulders, and shuffled over to the window.

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Fiction and Literature, Mystery, Historical Fiction
DDC/MDS
823.914Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction1900-1901-19991945-1999
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PR9199.3 .J397 .V53Language and LiteratureEnglishEnglish LiteratureEnglish literature: Provincial, local, etc.
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