- Editorial:
- BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
- Any d'edició:
- 2021
- Matèria:
- Ciencias
- ISBN:
- 978-1-5266-1274-8
- Pàgines:
- 400
- Enquadernació:
- Otros
BUTCHER OF BERNER STREET
A LEO STANHOPE CASE
REEVE, ALEX
The latest atmospheric mystery from the author of the Richard and the Judy Book Club choice, The House on Half Moon Street.'Exceptional - you hear and smell and taste Victorian London' Sarah HilaryThe headlines scream warnings about the 'Butcher of Berner Street!' and the journalist behind them - Leo Stanhope - is secretly thrilled to see the effect his words are having. Leo is used to covering more mundane issues, but when an anonymous letter summons him to a club in East London, only for the owner of the club to be found murdered shortly afterwards, Leo sees a story worth pursuing. Not to mention an opportunity to make a name for himself.Yet the more Leo digs, the stranger the story becomes, taking him from the club to a nearby convent, and into the past of a very unusual woman. But he is not the only one hunting for a killer. And it seems Leo's newspaper reports may have put someone else in grave danger...The Butcher of Berner Street is a brilliantly atmospheric, characterful Victorian mystery, perfect for fans of Antonia Hodgson, Abir Mukherjee and Andrew Taylor.____________________The latest Leo Stanhope case, The Blood Flower, is available to pre-order now - out July 2022!____________________
