MURDER ON PLATFORM FOUR (Tate and Bell Mystery #5) by Irina Shapiro will be released on July 30, 2025, by Storm Publishing.
While waiting at the train station for the arrival of his estranged brother, Inspector Sebastian Bell finds himself caught up in a murder investigation when a young woman’s body is found in an abandoned trunk. The victim had been stabbed to death, and it does not take Bell long to determine that she had been staying at a nearby hotel. Now Bell must not only find the killer, but determine the woman’s identity and figure out what she was doing in London and who she was there to see. Nurse Gemma Tate has helped Bell with several past cases, and she offers valuable assistance again in getting justice for the murdered woman.
I am a big fan of the Tate and Bell Mysteries. The historical series is set in London in the mid-1850s, and Shapiro brings the setting to life. MURDER ON PLATFORM FOUR is full of suspense and red herrings. Several suspects are close to either Sebastian or Gemma, and that adds to the drama and the urgency to uncover the killer. But to find the killer, they must first figure out the identity of the dead woman. Despite Scotland Yard’s lack of interest in the murder, Sebastian continues to work on the case while Gemma conducts her own investigation behind the scenes.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.