Lethal Remedies
By M. Louisa Locke
Reading this most recent installment of M. Louisa Locke’s “Victorian San Francisco Mystery Series” is like revisiting an old friend. You know the characters, you know their personality quirks, and you know what kind of trouble they are likely to find themselves. Kinda like a warm hug. Kinda.
Women doctors in San Francisco in the 1880s faced their own set of challenges. “Regular” doctors vs. homeopathic doctors, poison, and A LOT of hand washing with carbolic soap set the stage for a great mystery. As always Locke shows women breaking into new roles, blazing a path, and sharing their knowledge with other women. These same women had few rights and could not even vote, yet they worked tirelessly for what they believed. Reading this in 2020 amidst the Covid-19 pandemic made me think; it was true then, and it is true today, “...medical professionals are bravely risking their lives...to save patients.” (author's notes)
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