Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Most Dangerous Woman | 2007 | Lee Jackson (British) | Buy |
| 2 | The Mesmerist’s Apprentice | 2008 | Lee Jackson (British) | Buy |
The Sarah Tanner series is Lee Jackson’s second mystery series set in Victorian London. It features a female protagonist who operates a coffee house and finds herself drawn into dangerous investigations. A Most Dangerous Woman (2007) introduces Sarah and establishes her world, while The Mesmerist’s Apprentice (2008) takes the story further into the strange corners of Victorian culture.
Sarah Tanner is a different kind of Victorian mystery lead. She is not a police officer or a private detective but a woman with her own shadowy past, surviving by her wits in a city that offers few protections to women on their own. Jackson uses her perspective to explore parts of Victorian London that his Decimus Webb series does not reach, giving readers a street-level view of the era.