The exploits of Kane and his manservant are both comic and thrilling
in this Dickensian murder mystery set in Victorian Edinburgh
Scotland, 1850. The penalty for murder is death by hanging. Why then
employ a young defense lawyer with no trial experience who is surely
destined to fail? And why does his client refuse to tell him what
happened on the night the crime took place? Edward Kane and the Parlour
Maid Murderer follows the young Advocate, Edward Kane, and his
manservant, Mr. Horse from the great houses of Edinburgh to the taverns
and alleyways of the Old Town in search of answers - and defense. The
novel evokes the sights and sounds of Victorian Scotland, introducing a
rich cast of characters.