Alex Grecian
Victorian London is a cesspool of crime, and Scotland Yard has only twelve detectivesâ€”known as â€œThe Murder Squadâ€â€”to investigate countless murders every month. Created after the Metropolitan Policeâ€™s spectacularÂ failure to capture Jack the Ripper, The Murder Squad suffers rampant public contempt. They have failed their citizens. ButÂ no one can anticipate the brutal murder of one of their ownÂ . . . one of the twelve . . .When Walter Day, the squadâ€™s newest hire, is assigned theÂ case of the murdered detective, he finds a strange ally in theÂ Yardâ€™s first forensic pathologist, Dr. Bernard Kingsley. TogetherÂ they track the killer, who clearly is not finished with The MurderÂ Squad . . . but why?,Filled with fascinating period detail, and real historical figures, this spectacular debut in a new series showcases the depravity of late Victorian London, the advent of criminology, andÂ introduces a stunning new cast of characters sure to appeal toÂ fans of ,The Sherlockian, and ,The Alienist.
Mystery,Historical,Historical Fiction,Fiction,Mystery,Crime,Historical,Mystery,Historical Mystery,Thriller,Thriller,Mystery Thriller,Historical,Victorian,European Literature,British Literature
The Yard