All That Glitters (A Maggie Power Adventure #2)

Rescued from the brutal streets of Victorian London, 14-year-old Maggie Power finds herself under the guardianship of one of London’s first detectives, Samuel Blake. Living as a companion to Blake’s recently widowed sister, Emily, she finds herself drawn into the detective’s criminal investigations.

Her older companion, however, becomes increasingly unhappy with her growing relationship with Blake and, as she sees it, her ‘unfeminine’ interest in the dark and violent world he inhabits.

But when a rich and powerful banker goes missing, presumed murdered, Maggie secretly aids Blake during the initial stages of the investigation. Once Emily discovers that she has gone against her advice, and is once more working with Blake, Emily and Maggie’s relationship reaches breaking point.

Amid this domestic turmoil, Maggie seeks to escape the restrictions imposed upon her and, with Blake’s permission, embarks on a secret mission to discover the fate of the missing gentleman, spying on behalf of a police force which knows nothing of her existence.

As she and Detective Sergeant Blake move closer to discovering the fate of the missing banker, they uncover a world of greed, deception and murder.