Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson

Faye, Lyndsay

ISBN 10: 1416583300 / ISBN 13: 9781416583301

Published by Simon & Schuster, 2009

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336 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 1416583300

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1416583300
• ISBN 13: 9781416583301
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.55 kilograms

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Synopsis

In Dust and Shadow Sherlock Holmes hunts down Jack the Ripper with impeccably accurate historical detail, rooting the Whitechapel investigation in the fledgling days of tabloid journalism and clinical psychology. This astonishing debut explores the terrifying prospect of hunting down one of the world's first serial killers without the advantage of modern forensics or profiling. Sherlock's desire to stop the killer who is terrifying the East End of London is unwavering from the start, and in an effort to do so he hires an "unfortuate" known as Mary Ann Monk, the friend of a fellow streetwalker who was one of the Ripper's earliest victims. However, when Holmes himself is wounded in Whitechapel attempting to catch the villain, and a series of articles in the popular press question his role in the crimes, he must use all his resources in a desperate race to find the man known as "The Knife" before it is too late. Penned as a pastiche by the loyal and courageous Dr. Watson, Dust and Shadow

About the Author

Lyndsay Faye is a writer and actress who lives in New York with her husband and cat.