Valerie Porter Books

The story revolves around Homicide Detective Adrian DeWitt, who is tasked with solving a chilling mystery in Los Angeles. As bloody mannequins dressed in the clothes of missing women and adorned with flower crowns appear throughout the city, the absence of actual bodies intensifies the investigation. DeWitt must navigate the dark underbelly of the city to uncover the truth behind these haunting displays and the fate of the missing women.

Combining first-hand accounts with original photography, this book is a study of village life between 1850 and 1939. It looks at the way key personalities such as the squire, farmer, parson, innkeeper, smith, miller and builder shaped the development of the English village.