Lyndsay Faye has done a great job of combining the romance of Sherlock Holmes's London with the menace of Jack the Ripper.'- Phillip Margolin, author of Executive Privilege and Proof Positive, 'A well-written and atmospheric adventure, Lyndsay Faye's excellent tale of the Victorian period and the clash of arch-foes Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes makes for exciting reading. Evans, ' Dust and Shadow is fast-moving fun. With a great deal of skill, the fictional Holmes and Watson are carefully woven into the weft and woof of the true-life Ripper story.' - Donald Rumbelow, author of Jack the Ripper: Scotland Yard Investigates with Stewart P. Sherlock Holmes is in good hands.'- Daniel Stashower, author of The Beautiful Cigar Girl, 'Sherlock Holmes is Jack the Ripper's mortal enemy, and never more so than in Lyndsay Faye's Dust and Shadow. Sherlock Holmes is in good hands.' - Daniel Stashower, author of The Beautiful Cigar Girl, 'Lyndsay Faye has crafted an elegant, suspenseful thriller that feels right at home on Baker Street. 'Lyndsay Faye has crafted an elegant, suspenseful thriller that feels right at home on Baker Street.

Dust and Shadow explores the terrifying prospect of tracking a serial killer without the advantage of modern forensics, and the result is a lightning-paced novel brimming with historical detail that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Jack the Ripper's identity, still hotly debated around the world more than a century after his crimes were committed, remains a mystery ripe for speculation. A masterly re-creation of history's most diabolical villain, Lyndsay Faye's debut brings unparalleled authenticity to the atmosphere of Whitechapel and London in the fledgling days of tabloid journalism and recalls the ideals evinced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most beloved and world-renowned characters. Stripped of his credibility, Holmes is left with no choice but to break every rule in the desperate race to find the madman known as 'the Knife' before it is too late. When Holmes himself is wounded in Whitechapel during an attempt to catch the savage monster, the popular press launches an investigation of its own, questioning the great detective's role in the very crimes he is so fervently struggling to prevent. He hires an 'unfortunate' known as Mary Ann Monk, the friend of a fellow streetwalker who was one of the Ripper's earliest victims and he relies heavily on the steadfast and devoted Dr. As England's greatest specialist in criminal detection, Sherlock Holmes is unwavering in his quest to capture the killer responsible for terrifying London's East End. Watson offers a tale unearthed after generations of lore: the harrowing story of Sherlock Holmes's attempt to hunt down Jack the Ripper. From the gritty streets of nineteenth century London, the loyal and courageous Dr.

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