Ben and Lizzie

It is 1864 when Lizzie Martin takes up the post of companion to a wealthy widow who is also a slum landlord. Lizzie is intrigued to learn that her predecessor disappeared, supposedly having run off with an unknown man. But when the girl's body is found in the rubble of one of the recently demolished slums around the prestigious new railway station at St Pancras, Lizzie begins to wonder exactly what has been going on...  Book 1 of series.

Lizzie Martin has been sent from London to the New Forest to be a companion to Lucy Craven, a young woman whose baby has died. Events take on a sinister turn when a rat-catcher is found dead in the garden with Lucy beside him, covered in blood. Lizzie calls upon her friend Inspector Ben Ross from Scotland Yard to solve the horrific crime.  Book 2 of series

London, 1867. A woman lies murdered in Green Park. Allegra Benedict was the beautiful Italian wife of an art dealer. As Inspector Ben Ross of Scotland Yard begins his investigation, his wife Lizzie looks into Allegra's private life and uncovers more than one reason why someone might want her dead...  Book 3 of series.