Showing Night's Child by Maureen Jennings

After thirteen-year-old Agnes Fisher faints at school, her teacher is shocked to discover salacious photographs of the girl in her desk. When Agnes doesn’t show up at school the next day, her teacher takes the photographs to the police. Murdoch, furious at the sexual exploitation of such a young girl, resolves to find the photographer – and to put him behind bars.

The novels that inspired the popular TV show, now on alibi.

“While well-observed characters like Miss Slade lend humanity to the melodramatic events, realistic scenes set in private homes and public places bring to life a violent but vital society of astonishing contradictions.” — New York Times Book Review

“Jennings once again takes readers to the dark side of Victorian Toronto… The portrayal of Victorian life in Toronto rings true. We feel the chill of the poorly heated rooms and sympathize with all those at the margins of society… This is a well-written, tightly plotted mystery.”— Quill & Quire

“Jennings has… a fine eye for telling details and good characters… Jennings handles all the plotlines with aplomb, while never losing her grounding in Toronto history.” – Globe and Mail