Reverend Howard James once sat in the judgement of Toronto's poor and he assessed their applications for the workhouse. He now has been stabbed, beaten and robbed all within the same day. They robbed his watch and his boots. Is it burglary gone wrong, or has someone that he turned away taken revenge on him?

Detective Murdoch's investigation takes him into Toronto's workhouses and the destitute souls, He goes undercover trying to find who murdered the reverend.

These books are always about 3 stars for me, because there is nothing fascinating about them. They are not books that bring you to the edge of your seat because of how scary or nervous you are about what's going to happen in the book. Also we finally meet Doctor Ogden, who might I add takes forever to be introduced into the book. I love how in the show she is introduced right away, also the Julia in the book gets compared to a nun, but the one in the show he thinks is the most beautiful women ever. There are some major differences from the book and the show, even with the way Murdoch looks in the show he is clean shaven, but in the book I think he has a moustache. I do want to read the other Murdoch books, but I might have to take a break from them as sometimes they are a bit boring.

I do love when Murdoch goes undercover, it gives a different perspective of the book. Also the ending that came from out of nowhere, which is also why I want to read the next book to see if they actually go through with this proposal and this wedding that they are having. I also want to know if he marries Doctor Ogden because I can't really picture her in this book, I can only picture her as an old lady dressed as a nun.

I got put into a big reading slump because a book ended up being meh, and we don't need that kind of negative energy in our life. I also haven't found a five star read yet either. Happy Reading!!!!