Into the Suffering City: A Novel of Baltimore by Bill LeFurgy
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

In turn of the century Baltimore, Sarah Kennecott is a young female doctor who is ahead of her time. She does not much care for the social norms she is supposed to be playing by. Powerful men do not intimidate her and her sense of justice, moral compass, and ability to help others is much more important to her. Crossing powerful men is what she does yet again when she inquires into the death of a showgirl. Fired from her job and shut out from her usual sources for information, Sarah forms a union with a young detective, Jack Harden who offers to help her investigate the murder. As they start putting together the clues they gather, they unravel a disturbing secret that will prompt someone to murder to protect the secret.
I enjoy strong and smart female leads, and I really liked Sarah. Jack was not your typical detective and he was a well-balanced complement to Sarah’s character. In this I think the book did very well. The setting was well done, and I loved the chase after clues and how the two were able to fit them together. Good Book.


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