Amazing! This book reads like a compendium of Rosie’s books. Characters, places and names.
Winnie Brown lives in a hostel provided by the Women’s Movement that she works for, so when it’s suggested that she take a position as a seamstress in a local sweat factory run by some shady characters to further the movement, and at the same time help less fortunate young women Winnie does so to please her friend Mary. If only she knew what lay ahead.
To say I loved this book would be a major understatement!
Lord and Lady Cooper were a rather special couple. I liked the way the unscrupulous characters came to light, and descriptions, especially Dirty Sid. I think the book shows promise of more to come, or is that wishful thinking?
My least favourite one had to be “the ring leader”

I enjoyed this novel. Found it a bit slow going in places.
It's a great read which I like. I hope there are more coming

Set in 1923, deplorable conditions exist in a clothing manufacturer’s sweat shop where poor women work as seamstresses, paid little, and mistreated. When a young woman, Winnie, gets a job there as an undercover spy for a women’s movement, she discovers a criminal underworld. At the same time, high society Lady Diane has a plan to design her own line of clothing. She enlists the aid of her maid, Susie, to help her. When the sweatshop is raided, and one of the brothers is murdered, the future of the business is at stake. The story is interesting, and keeps the reader engaged, although it lacks depth. It seemed the author couldn’t decide what kind of story to write, and bounces around between a nice story of women finding their way in a changing world, and a crime novel of exploitation and murder. Major plot twists evaporate within a few pages without a lot of struggle. Problems disappear a little too quickly and neatly. Characters are shallowly drawn. We are told that Winnie had a bad upbringing, but we do not see this history, only in an argument. We know next to nothing about Susie and her brother. It also leaves loose ends, such as who committed the final murder, and what happens to Lady Diane. Perhaps it is done for the purpose of having a second novel in the series. But for a light read, it is enjoyable.