This book was really unique never read anything quite like a great gothic mystery with a good amount of romance thrown in. I really loved Tillie for her uniqueness her intelligence and her determination to solve the murder of her sister even if she did spend much of the story on drugs not really her fault since she was injured at the beginning and doctors in that time period relied on those types of things as medicine even if she did become dependent on them by the end. I also really liked Ian from whom she learned of her sister's murder they get closer I really loved their romance it was all well written and he just fits so well with Tillie. The story was great it starts with Tillie saying how she just always does or says the wrong things and her sister helps her she then gets injured right here is where she starts to take drugs and eventually becomes dependent on them she meets Ian who is a newsie finds out about her sister because determined to solve her murder this leads her to finding out things the killer is found out and we have a nice happy ending will read more books by this author.