I had high hopes for this historical mystery, but unfortunately it fell flat for me. It was very slow to start. I understand that this is the first in a series, so a great deal of world building needed to be done, but I never connected to any of the characters. Between that and the, no doubt historically accurate, casual misogyny, I found myself very irritated with the narrative and just wishing it was over. It's over now and I doubt that I will continue with the series.