The Unmourned [Monsarrat Book 2] by Meg Keneally and Tom Keneally

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Large format paperback.

Not all murder victims are mourned, but the perpetrator must always be punished...

For Robert Church, superintendent of the Parramatta Female Factory, the most enjoyable part of his job is access to young convict women. Inmate Grace O’Leary has made it her mission to protect the women from his nocturnal visits, and when Church is murdered with an awl thrust through his right eye, she becomes the chief suspect.

Recently arrived from Port Macquarie, ticket-of-leave gentleman convict Hugh Monsarrat now lives in Parramatta with his ever-loyal housekeeper, Mrs Mulrooney. Monsarrat, as an unofficial advisor on criminal and legal matters to the governor’s secretary, is charged with uncovering the truth of Church’s murder.

Mrs Mulrooney accompanies him to the Female Factory, where he is taking depositions from prisoners, including Grace. There, the housekeeper strikes up friendships with certain women, which proves most intriguing.

Monsarrat and Mrs Mulrooney both believe that Grace is innocent, but in this, they are alone, so to exonerate her, they must find the murderer. Many hated Church and were relieved by his death, but who would go as far as killing him? (back cover)