Doctor Death" a Madeleine Karno Mystery/Lene Kaaberbol/289 pgs.

Madeleine Karno wants to follow in her father's footsteps and become a pathologist. The problem is that the year is 1894, and that kind of ambition in a woman is considered "unseemly." When seventeen-year old Cecile Montaine is found dead in Varbourg, Madeleine's father is called in to try to determine the cause of death, even though the family will not permit a full autopsy. Shortly after, the priest who presided over Cecile's funeral is found brutally murdered. When Madeleine's father is incapacitated with a broken leg, Madeleine is able to play a more active role in the investigations.  There are twists and turns in this mystery, with an overall air of melancholy. It's the first in a new series by this author, but I have mixed feelings about the effort. At this point, I prefer the author's Nina Borg series.