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In the scorching summer of 1911, London is a hotbed of political activity as women fight for their equality and Germany starts to pose a dangerous threat. But Dody McCleland, England�s first female autopsy surgeon, has more immediate concerns�such as finding out who�s trying to frame her for murder� A distraught scullery maid appears at Dody�s Women�s Clinic begging for an abortion. It turns out she has a case of lead poisoning, which Dody believes she took to induce a miscarriage. Instead of reporting the girl to the authorities, Dody decides to council her and prescribes an antidote. But days later, the maid is found dead from a bungled criminal abortion�and the coroner receives a series of anonymous letters accusing Dody of the crime. Now, Dody has to find out who has framed her for the maid�s murder�or else she�ll be embroiled in a criminal trial. Chief Inspector Pike is working undercover on another case, playing the piano for an exotic dancer who may be spying for the Germans, but when he hears Dody�s in trouble, he insists on lending a hand. But as Pike and Dody are about to discover, she�s not only fighting for her career, but for her life, too� (less)

In the scorching summer of 1911, London is a hotbed of political activity as women fight for their equality and Germany starts to pose a dangerous threat. But Dody McCleland, England�s first female autopsy surgeon, has more immediate (…more)