When Toby Kitteridge is late for a meeting with Daniel, he is annoyed, but when he’s summoned to the morgue to identify a body, he’s terrified to find it’s his friend. This is reinforced when he sees Kitteridge’s coat hanging in the morgue room. However, when the sheet is pulled back he finds himself looking at another member of the firm, Jonah Drake.
Drake was a brilliant lawyer, but a taciturn individual who Daniel didn’t know well. What then was he doing with Daniel’s card in his pocket? Drake was found in the dangerous area of Mile End. What was a respectable lawyer doing there?
Toby and Daniel are tasked by Marcus fford-Croft, head of the firm, to find out what was going on to protect the reputation of the firm. This is a particularly critical task since Marcus can be of little help since his memory is going. Even so, Daniel and Toby worry that he knows more than he’s letting on.
The investigation touches people in high places including the owner of the shipyard Britain is counting on to build vessels to counter the German threat. Daniel’s father Thomas Pitt become involved because he is warned that his son should not pursue some areas of investigation. This puts Daniel and his father in a struggle with Daniel’s sense of justice.
I always enjoy Daniel Pitt novels. He’s a rather naive young man, but his sense of justice and perseverance make the pursuit of the mystery take a higher road than simply solving a crime. This was not the most well plotted book in the series. There was too much going over and over evidence and there were major leaps in the action. However, it was a good read. If you enjoy Victorian mysteries this is a good one.
I received this book from NetGalley for this review.
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