Books by William Sutton

The new drawing mistress feels inquisitive eyes upon her as she arrives to take up her post at the House of Roxburgh. Despite the cavalcade of respectable guests at the house, quickwitted ex-street urchin Molly begins to suspect that darker secrets lurk in the gardens. Meanwhile, in London's East End, a body tumbles from a ship.

London, 1859. When a man is killed in a hydraulic burst, detective Campbell Lawless stumbles on to the trail of Berwick Skelton: an elusive activist who crossed swords with London's illuminati. The Worms, a gang of urchins, help Lawless investigate the 'Skeleton Thefts. Can he track down the underworld mastermind before he wreaks vengeance?

As inspector of vice, Lawless undertakes a reckoning of London's night houses. Lawless is fascinated by Felix, the maestro driven by mysterious sufferings to establish this charitable foundation. Every secret he uncovers points to many more covered up. When reputations are at threat, those running the show can be merciless in defending them.