The Investigations of Quentin Nickles, by John Richard Wright.
It's 1895, and Quentin is a new employee of the Ontario Constabulary, having just relocated from Scotland Yard.
This week, "The Mystery of the Seawitch." Nickles and Abby travel from Rochester to Toronto aboard a sailing ship, with fellow passengers that include Thomas A.
Edison.
But they didn't count on the possibility of human storms and emotional violence, both of which can be quite deadly.