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Adams, Hope, 1944-

Dangerous women / Hope Adams. - United Kingdom : Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2021. - 333 pages ; 24 cm

"On a ship packed with the guilty ... how do you prove your innocence?"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-[332]).

"July, 1841. A group of young women sit on the deck of a ship headed to the colonies of Australia, heads bent, busy stitching a beautiful quilt together, sunlight glancing from silver needles, overseen by their young matron Kezia Hayter. Until a piercing shriek tears the fabric of their small society apart - a woman has been brutally stabbed, her life hanging in the balance. But this no ordinary ship, the Rajah is transporting female prisoners. Thieves and convicts with crimes too petty to be hanged forced to immigrate to Australia. Trapped at sea, and on a ship full of convicted criminals, it falls to Kezia to determine which criminal is guilty of murder."--Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 0241411416 9780241411414 9780241411407 0241411408

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC103836 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020079727 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sailing ships--Fiction.
Women prisoners--Fiction.
Prisoners--Australia --Fiction.
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
London (England)--History--19th century--Fiction.
Australia--History--1788-1900--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historical fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 823.914