The Frozen People By Elly Griffiths
In this gripping blend of crime fiction and speculative mystery, The Frozen People introduces Detective Sergeant Ali Dawson, a member of the covert Department of Logistics, which investigates cold cases using time travel. When Tory MP Isaac Templeton, a Prime Minister hopeful, asks Ali to clear his ancestor Cain Templeton of a series of 1850s murders, she embarks on the department’s most ambitious time leap yet.
Ali lands in Victorian London, where she must navigate the social norms of the era while investigating Cain Templeton and a sinister group called The Collectors, rumoured to require murder as a price of admission. Things go awry when her return portal is accidentally used, leaving her stranded in the past. Meanwhile, in the present, Isaac Templeton is murdered with an antique weapon, and Ali’s son Finn is arrested for the crime. Ali must return to her time to solve both the historical and contemporary mysteries.
Overall, The Frozen People is a clever and atmospheric start to a new series, blending historical intrigue with speculative science and modern crime-solving.
