Book guide
A Case of Mice and Murder
A murdered judge on his doorstep turns a barrister into a sleuth.
Genre and trope pairingsCrimeWhodunnitMysteryWhodunnitMysteryAmateur sleuthHistoricalHidden identity
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About A Case of Mice and Murder
In 1901 London, barrister Gabriel Ward is absorbed in a literary court case until the Lord Chief Justice is found stabbed outside his rooms, pulling him into the Inner Temple’s secrets.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Light
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
The Trials of Gabriel Ward · Book 1 of 4
Content warnings
- murder
- death
- sexism
- classism
- misogyny
- violence
- blood
- mental illness
- suicide
- schizophrenia/psychosis
- injury detail
- ableism
- forced institutionalization
- police brutality
- addiction
- alcohol
- alcoholism
