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    "description": "<b>'Exceptional' Sarah Hilary </b><br />\n<b><br />\n'Don't be <i>ordinary</i>, Leo. Passion has its price.'</b> <br />\n <br />\n 1883. Two young people have been killed near Portsmouth's docks. When journalist and amateur detective Leo Stanhope arrives, the police have already dismissed the victims as a 'molly-lad' and a misfit. As Leo begins to investigate, what he uncovers will lead him to the dangers of the Navy shipyard, the temptations of Portsmouth's underground nightlife - and even the family of his wife, Rosie. <br />\n <br />\n But can he risk the people he loves for the sake of justice?<br />\n<br />\nPRAISE FOR ALEX REEVE<br />\n'Highly original' <i>Guardian</i><br />\n'Enthralling, exciting, extraordinary, and utterly convincing' Sarah Hilary<br />\n'An entertaining and ingenious psychological drama of gender identity enfolded within a dexterously plotted and deeply satisfying Victorian murder' Rachel Holmes<br />\n'Leo is a brilliant hero: clever and flawed, infuriating and at the same time someone I root for at every turn' Stephanie Butland<br />\n'One of the most inventive series out there' <i>i</i>",
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