Product Description
by Alex Reeve (Author)
Leo Stanhope is rich in dreams but poor of pocket. He dreams of making a home with Maria, the prostitute he loves. And he dreams of a world where no one cares what is tucked between his legs. Leo has a secret and in Queen Victoria's England, that secret could get him locked up for life...if nobody kills him first. But it's a prostitute who's killed instead, and Leo who becomes the prime suspect. Desperate to clear his name and find the murderer, Leo is forced to sacrifice his books, his job, his home.
Author Biography
Alex Reeve lives in Buckinghamshire with his wife and two sons. Having done many jobs, including working in a pub and teaching English as a foreign language in Paris, he is now a university lecturer. His debut novel, Half Moon Street, is the first in a Victorian crime series featuring Leo Stanhope. Leo was born when Alex read an article about transgender people in Victorian England and was amazed to see how little had changed.
