Daughters of Gentlemen

A Frances Doughty Mystery
The sequel to The Poisonous Seed is Frances Doughty's first case as a private detective.

With curious goings-on at a respectable private school for well brought up girls, the governors naturally call in a lady detective to investigate, but soon it becomes a case of murder. As election fever hits Bayswater and the formidable ladies of the Bayswater Women's Suffrage Society swing into action, Frances discovers the dark secrets that lie behind the lace curtains.

"Doughty is well chosen as the surname of a woman who faces the innumerable barriers to females in the Victorian era with fortitude. "

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Review of The Daughters of Gentlemen by Jennifer S. Palmer

" ... Stratmann writes exceptionally well. Her research both thorough and rigorous, is flawlessly woven into the narrative, and she adopts the language of the Victorian age effortlessly ...In the field of historical crime writing, she is bound to make her mark. "

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Review of The Daughters of Gentlemen by S.J.Bolton

"... rollicking fun, in a sedate pristine way ... at times I was reminded of dear Precious anglicised and transported back to Bayswater in the Victorian era."

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Review of The Daughters of Gentlemen by Janet Dowling, Professional Storyteller.