Susan Hughes lives in the past and it's criminal. In the first of her forthcoming historical crime series, The Taboo Murders, she introduces Vica Tempest, one of the pioneering women officers in London's police service in the 1930s. Her first novel, A Kiss from France, a tale of intrigue and deception in WW1 London, was long-listed for The Historical Novel Society's Indie Award 2017.
Coronation Night, 1937
The coat check girl at the shady Taboo Club in London's West End is found dead with a belt around her neck. It looks like The Soho Strangler has claimed a fourth victim.
However, the violent death of another woman forces the police to recognise yet another killer is at work. One who is using The Taboo Club to select victims.
Ambitious police recruit, Vica Tempest, is out to make a name for herself. She agrees to undertake the dangerous role of decoy inside the club. Her job: to identify the perpetrator before they kill again.
If she fails, she could pay with her life.
