Truly the Devil's Work

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>After the rigors of the Great War and Spanish Flu pandemic Miss Rose Ivy is eager to leave tragedy behind and enjoy a new career as Circus Salmagundi's tattooed lady.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But their engagement in the quiet town of Esquimalt is cut short when a housekeeper is bludgeoned to death a nightmarish devil mask is stolen from a private art collection and Rose is accused of both murder and theft.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>To clear her name Rose must root out the real killer. Her investigation unravels a seedy history of stolen artifacts forgotten folklore and hidden identities. Where did the devil mask come from and who would kill to get it back? Is the murderer a stranger a villager... or one of her troupe? Her new circus family has welcomed her with open arms but Rose wonders who can she really trust?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Set against the vibrant backdrop of sideshow performers carnival prodigies and fortune tellers </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Truly the Devil's Work</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> explores the sinister nature of imperialism vengeance and family secrets. Can Rose uncover the killer's identity or will she take the fall for their crimes? In a world left scarred by war and tragedy Rose Ivy must use the skills of her violent past to protect any hope for her future.</span></p>