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Dust and Shadow

An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson

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Breathless and painstakingly researched, this is a stunning debut mystery in which Sherlock Holmes unmasks Jack the Ripper. Lyndsay Faye perfectly captures all the color and syntax of Conan Doyle’s distinctive 19th-century London.

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. 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. 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, this debut signals the arrival of a tremendous talent in the mystery and historical fiction genres.

©2009 Lyndsay Faye (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Detective Fiction Historical Mystery Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Murder Crime Sherlock Holmes England Exciting Scary

Critic reviews

“Impressive…Sherlockians will hope to see further pastiches of this quality from Faye.” ( Publishers Weekly)
“An exciting and grimly vivid tale that confronts the murderous Jack the Ripper with A. Conan Doyle’s immortal detective better than ever before.” (Conan Doyle Estate)
“At long last, an author of rare talent combines a thorough, enthusiastic knowledge of the Sherlock Holmes canon with truly rigorous research into, and respect for, the Jack the Ripper killings.” (Caleb Carr, New York Times best-selling author)
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If Arthur Conan-Doyle had written a further Holmes novel this would be it! Atmospheric, tense and glorying in every detail beloved of followers of Holmes and Watson. Like a London particular the nuances of all that makes Holmes the master detective swirl around the reader and draw you in to the London of the 1880's. The plot is deep and although covering ground well known to students of 19th Century criminology Lyndsay Faye triumphantly holds the attention from beginning to end. My most enjoyable historical novel for a long time I only hope that further tales are forthcoming.

Conan-Doyle has been re-incarnated!

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One of the best Sherlock Holmes pastiches ever written .
Lindsay Faye captures Conan Doyle's characters perfectly in this enthralling tale .
Superb performance by Simon Vance ! Highly recommended !

Superb !

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A well disciplined pastiche hits most of the right notes though the story's structure is more modern than an Edwardian novel.
Simon Vance does a workmanlike job of conveying classic voices of policemen, prostitutes, prizefighters, Dukes Dr John.H.W and even Mrs Hudson but critically fails at Holmes himself. The well-crafted Holmesian syntax cries out for dear old Jeremy Brett and we are at much at a loss without him.

a good stab at the genre ;)

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Excellent narration, research and storyline. I picked it because it was in the plus catalogue, but worth purchasing anyway. Really enjoyed it.

Great listen

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A Very good fictionalised of account of the Jack the Ripper story. Extremely well written and an entertaining read.

Provides a nice twist and a convincing explanation of the murders.

Brilliant. Account of the Ripper murders.

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