THE WHITECHAPEL WIDOW (An Emma Langley Victorian Mystery #1) by Emily Organ will be released on March 27, 2025 by Storm Publishing.
Being abandoned at the train station by her new husband as they are on the verge of leaving London for their new life in the country is only the first of many surprises for Emma Langley. After determining that her husband’s relatives that they were going to live with do not exist, Emma returns to the city in search of answers. Instead, she finds that her husband has been murdered on the streets of Whitechapel—a place he had no business being, especially with Jack the Ripper stalking the streets. What was her husband doing there? And could he be Jack the Ripper? Emma teams up with former reporter Penny Green to delve into her husband’s mysterious life of blackmail and deception.
Having read the Penny Green mystery series, it was nice to see her get back to investigating crime around London. Penny is as tenacious as ever. Emma Langley is a compelling new lead for a Victorian Era cozy mystery series. She starts out very naive, but, with some help from Penny, Emma quickly learns and matures. I look forward to Emma’s next adventure.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.