Charlotte¿Frayne's boss, Mr. Gilmore,¿travels to Europe in the fall of 1936¿on a mysterious trip, leaving¿her¿in charge of the detective agency.¿The redoubtable¿Mrs. Jessop hires¿Charlotte¿to¿investigate¿the untimely death of her son, ädisfigured and injured¿veteran¿of the¿Great War. The police ruled it a suicide, but Mrs. Jessop doesn't agree and wants Charlotte to find out what really happened.
On the same day,¿Charlotte is hired to infiltrate a small women's wear manufacturer to uncover communist agitators¿the owner believes are responsible for the¿labour¿unrest in his company. When the factory supervisor is¿discovered¿murdered on the job¿the same day¿Charlotte¿turns up for her first¿shift¿at Ladies' Superior Clothing, she¿finds¿herself¿seconded¿by¿the police¿in their investigations.
The November clouds darken and Charlotte is left to struggle to solve two mysteries at the same time-until they intersect.
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