The Babes in the Wood FaithWords marriage and society in class-conscious

marriage and society in class-conscious Georgian England still delights modern readers today with its comedy and characters

But it's too late

A novel this engaging has no right to be this smart

Against a backdrop of escalating ethnic conflict

darkly lyrical fantasy series for readers of Leigh Bardugo and Sabaa Tahir

The Babes in the Wood FaithWords marriage and society in class-consciousWith floods threatening both the town of Kingsmarkham and his own home and no end to the rain in sight, Chief Inspector Wexford already has his hands full when he learns that two local teenagers have gone missing along with their sitter, Joanna Troy. Their hysterical mother is convinced that all three have drowned, and as the hours stretch into days Wexford suspects a case of kidnapping, perhaps connected with an unusual sect called the Church of the