Sister Sleuths: Female Detectives in Britain by Nell Darby
☆☆☆☆
Nonfiction — History, Women’s History
This is a history of woman private investigators, primarily in England. There is not a lot of information out there, so this author painstakingly went through decades of census records and newspaper archives to piece together biographies of some of these women.
The book ended at 70 percent; the rest was all sources and notes!
In the 1880s, England passed a divorce act, which opened the door to not only become more independent but to support themselves as private investigators, known then as lady enquiry agents.
Any fan of history, women’s history, or British history should be fascinated with this. The writing has a very pleasing style with a focus on accuracy and staying disinterested. I just wish there was more information about individual cases out there.
I received an ARC from NetGalley.
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