The Price of Murder is the tenth historical mystery novel about Sir John Fielding

John Fielding

This article is about the London magistrate. For the soldier, see John Williams .Sir John Fielding was a notable English magistrate and social reformer of the 18th century. He was also the younger half-brother of novelist, playwright and chief magistrate Henry Fielding...

 by Bruce Alexander (a pseudonym for Bruce Cook).

Plot summary

Sir John and Jeremy are drawn deep into the notorious Seven Dials section of London, where they must contend with the most sordid inclinations of both the working class and the aristocracy. When the body of a young girl is pulled from the Thames, the search for the girl's mother takes Jeremy to the races.

See also

• A subplot is based on the notorious case of Elizabeth Canning
  Elizabeth Canning
  Elizabeth Canning was an English maidservant who claimed to have been kidnapped and held against her will in a hayloft for almost a month...
  
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