A review by addy1991
Vices of My Blood by Maureen Jennings

3.0

A Presbyterian minister who was popular with his congregation and volunteered with a Visitor for the House of industry, making house calls to determine the needs of those who applied for aid, has been murdered. His boots and watch are missing. It's up to Murdoch and his team to discover if a beggar he turned down has turned to violence. Men of the cloth are just that ... men. They have their weaknesses just like most people and it's how they handles these "tests of faith" that set them apart from those they serve. Murdoch, a Roman Catholic, learns quite a bit while investigating this case. One thing he learns about is the practice of queer plunging, where people fake injury all the better to beg, and has to determine whether it has any bearing on his case or not.