The Magistrate
The Prisonworld Trilogy Book 1
Poverty is rife in twenty-fouth century London, England. Crime rates are at all-time high, and living conditions for many or bleak. Capital punishment and public hangings have been reinstated, and Magistrates, in their new role, are tasked with patrolling the streets to enforce arrest warrants and 'terminate' any civilians who attempt to evade justice - - which isn't always and noble pursuit.
The law are strict, illiberal, and unsympathetic. If you can't afford to feed clothe yourself, you'll be sent to the workhouse. If you fall behind on your rent, you will be sent to the debtors' prison. If you're gay, you'll be hanged.
For Carmen Wild, the latter becomes a potentially deadly problem when the discovery of a murdered prostitute brings her back into the life of a first love -- the Madame of an East End cathouse -- and the illicit passions between them are swiftly reignited.
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