Sister Sleuths: Female Detectives in Britain by Nell Darby

Trailblazing Women

Sister Sleuths: Female Detectives in Britain

Nell Darby

216 pages paperback

1 edition

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
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The 1857 Divorce Act paved the way for a new career for women: that of the private detective. To divorce, you needed proof of adultery - and men soon realized that women were adept at infiltrating households and befriending wives, learning secrets...

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