Charlotte
Frayne\'s boss, Mr.
The November clouds darken and Charlotte is left to struggle to solve two mysteries at the same time-until they intersect..
When the factory supervisor is discovered murdered on the job the same day
Charlotte turns up for her first shift at Ladies\' Superior Clothing, she finds herself seconded by the police in their investigations.
On the same day,
Charlotte is hired to infiltrate a small women\'s wear manufacturer to uncover communist agitators the owner believes are responsible for the labour unrest in his company.
Jessop doesn\'t agree and wants Charlotte to find out what really happened.
The police ruled it a suicide, but Mrs.
Jessop hires
Charlotte to investigate the untimely death of her son, a disfigured and injured veteran of the
Great War.
Gilmore, travels to Europe in the fall of 1936 on a mysterious trip, leaving her in charge of the detective agency.
The redoubtable
Mrs.
Charlotte
Frayne\'s boss, Mr