The streets of Victorian London are clothed in shadows and secrets in Tessa Harris’s gripping new mystery featuring flower seller Constance Piper . . .
London, July 1889. Eight months have passed since the horrific murder of Mary Jane Kelly. The residents of Whitechapel have begun breathing easy again—daring to leave windows open and walk about at twilight. But when old Alice Mackenzie is found dead, throat slashed almost from ear to ear, the whispers begin once more: Jack the Ripper is back.
Constance Piper, a flower seller with a psychic gift, was a friend to both women. With the supernatural help of her late mentor, Miss Emily Tindall, and her more grounded ally, police detective Thaddeus Hawkins, she uncovers links between the murders and a Fenian gang. The Fenians, committed to violence to further their goal of an independent Ireland, are also implicated in a vicious attack in which the Countess of Kildane’s uncle was killed. Could the Whitechapel murders be a ruse to make the British police look helpless?
Soon, Constance is called upon for help. But there are spies everywhere in the city, and a bomb plot intended to incur devastating carnage. And as Constance is fast discovering, the greatest evil may not lurk in the grimy alleys of the East End, but in a conspiracy that runs from Whitechapel to the highest office in the land . . .
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About the Author:
Tessa Harris is the author of the acclaimed Dr. Thomas Silkstone Mysteries, including Secrets in the Stones and The Anatomist’s Apprentice, as well as two other novels in the Constance Piper Mystery series, The Sixth Victim and The Angel Makers. A graduate of Oxford University with a history degree, Tessa has also been a journalist and editor, contributing to many national publications such as the Times and the Telegraph. She has also acted as a literary publicist for several well-known authors. Readers can visit her website at www.tessaharrisauthor.com.
Review:
Praise for Tessa Harris and her Constance Piper Mysteries
The Angel Makers
“The author paints the words/pictures with the skill of a master . . . her remarkable cast of characters kept me turning pages until the end.”
—Historical Novel Society
“A nail-biting story full of suspense and mystery.”
—Fresh Fiction
The Sixth Victim
“Constance is an unusual protagonist with a special gift. Harris’s treatment of the working class’s spirituality and belief in ghosts will attract fans of Sharyn McCrumb’s ‘Appalachian Ballad’ mysteries. Readers who follow Jack the Ripper theories may also enjoy.”
—Library Journal
“A reinterpretation of Jack the Ripper with a supernatural touch ... [Harris] still combines two perceptive points of view with a convincing portrait of London’s seamier side with a neat twist of an ending.”
—Kirkus Reviews
And praise for her Dr. Thomas Silkstone Mysteries
The Lazarus Curse
“Stellar ... Harris’s prose and characterizations have only become more assured.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
The Anatomist's Apprentice
“Densely plotted ... We await—indeed, demand—the sequel.”
—The New York Times Book Review
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- PublisherKensington
- Publication date2019
- ISBN 10 1496706609
- ISBN 13 9781496706607
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages320
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