London and Essex, 1896. After his transfer to a rural district, Detective Sergeant Jack Enright encounters the bodies of three infants discovered within a few months. In London, Percy Enright has found similar cases, indicating that the deaths cannot all be explained as isolated acts by desperate mothers.
The investigations reveal an organised system operating across county boundaries and exploiting women with few legal or financial choices. Esther’s enquiries bring her close to those arranging the children’s care, while Jack and Percy must assemble evidence against people who have hidden repeated killing behind charitable language and social respectability.
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