This was not the most well-written book I've ever read, but I can forgive grammatical and punctuation errors, given that this is a mystery (!!!) set in the 1870s (!!!) in MY HOMETOWN (!!!). My suburb got a mention! Events of the book took place in locations I know and go to regularly.

People living in well-known places will never understand the overwhelming joy of your home finally getting a mention in books.

And I loved the history of this. So fascinating reading about what Palmy was like 150 years ago.