![]() ![]() What betrays its American origin is the use of words like morgue when a Victorian Britain would be far more likely to use the word mortuary and hep poor sense of London's geography outside of the well researched environs of the East End. "for a Holmes pastiche this is pretty enjoyable, even if Faye does occasionally infect Holmes and Watson with a little too much modern emotion. Watson, this debut signals the arrival of a tremendous talent in the mystery and historical fiction genres. ![]() Penned as a pastiche by the loyal and courageous Dr. 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. 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 “unfortunate” known as Mary Ann Monk, the friend of a fellow streetwalker who was one of the Ripper’s earliest victims. In Dust and Shadow, Sherlock Holmes hunts down Jack the Ripper-the world’s first serial killer-with impeccably accurate historical detail and without the advantage of modern forensics or profiling. Lyndsay Faye perfectly captures all the color and syntax of Conan Doyle’s distinctive nineteenth-century London. Breathless and painstakingly researched, this is a stunning debut mystery in which Sherlock Holmes unmasks Jack the Ripper. ![]()
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