Louisa & Ada Series by Sarah Bell

July 1912Leeds, EnglandA man is found dead on his study floor and his now-missing wife is the obvious suspect. To their neighbour, Louisa Knight, it's a shocking piece of news but nothing more. However, when she tells her 'companion' over breakfast, Ada Chapman nearly breaks their teapot and looks ready to run out the door.For Ada watched Mrs Pearce leave from the window of her painting studio. A moment's glance of a fearful face brings back old memories and gives her doubts... moreJuly 1912Leeds, EnglandA man is found dead on his study floor and his now-missing wife is the obvious suspect. To their neighbour, Louisa Knight, it's a shocking piece of news but nothing more. However, when she tells her 'companion' over breakfast, Ada Chapman nearly breaks their teapot and looks ready to run out the door.For Ada watched Mrs Pearce leave from the window of her painting studio. A moment's glance of a fearful face brings back old memories and gives her doubts.As far as the more pragmatic Louisa is concerned, Ada's determination to investigate is bound to lead them into trouble. Again. Yet Louisa's curiosity cannot be denied, and as the pair delve deeper into their neighbour's life what they uncover only clouds the issue further. The question soon becomes not just 'Who killed Mr Pearce?' but also 'Does that person deserve to hang for it?'Even if the couple can find the guilty party, will they be able to agree what should become of them? less

June 1913Leeds, England.When a man is shot dead in an alleyway and a suffragette arrested for the crime, Louisa Knight and Ada Chapman are once more pulled into a case that hits too close to home. It’s not long before they're mired in both the investigation and their local branch of the WSPU.Amongst the suffragettes, they'll find dedicated women fighting to secure the vote through whatever means necessary but also missing money, blackmail threats, and an unexpected familial connection... moreJune 1913Leeds, England.When a man is shot dead in an alleyway and a suffragette arrested for the crime, Louisa Knight and Ada Chapman are once more pulled into a case that hits too close to home. It’s not long before they're mired in both the investigation and their local branch of the WSPU.Amongst the suffragettes, they'll find dedicated women fighting to secure the vote through whatever means necessary but also missing money, blackmail threats, and an unexpected familial connection.As questions arise and doubts surface, they not only have to face a difficult investigation but a reckoning with their part in the suffrage movement. less