Amongst the scholars, secrets and soporifics of Victorian Oxford, the truth can be a bitter pill to swallowJesus College, Oxford, 1881. An undergraduate is found dead at his lodgings and the medical examination reveals some shocking findings. When the young mans guardian blames the college for his death and threatens a scandal, Basil Rice, a Jesus College fellow with a secret to hide, is forced to act and finds himself drawn into Sidney Parkers sad life.The mystery soon attracts the attention of Rhiannon Non Vaughan, a young Welsh polymath and one of the young women newly admitted to university lectures. But when neither the college principal nor the powerful ladies behind Oxfords new female halls will allow her to become involved, Nons fierce intelligence and determination to prove herself drive her on.Both misfits at the university, Non and Basil form an unlikely partnership, and it soon falls to them to investigate the mysterious circumstances of Parkers death. But between corporate malfeasance and snakeoil salesmen, they soon find the dreaming spires of Oxford are not quite what they seemAn intriguing first installment of The Oxford Mysteries series by master crime writer, Alis Hawkins. Perfect for fans of Laura ShepherdRobinson, S.G. MacLean and Kaite Welsh.Praise for A Bitter Remedy An excellent historical mystery dripping with atmosphere that exposes the chauvinism, misogyny and bigotry of late Victorian England The TimesHer inventiveness is prodigal Financial...

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