A serial killer is on the loose. One family humble with no gang affiliations murdered brutally. Before the hue and cry can die down, another very similar family is killed.
Jonas Flynn is ordered to investigate whether it is the work of a gang, from the Rookery, an infamous neighborhood in London or is it the work of a bloodthirsty single mad man. His investigation is meticulous. The detail in the story is amazing and covers all aspects of life in the Metropolis. From the characterization of aristocrats far removed from poverty, to small time underworld gangsters constantly trying to get rid of the competition and extend their holdings and then you get the common man just trying to survive and often becoming collateral damage. This was the characters.
The description of the environment where these events took place could well form a story in itself. The sheer extent of degradation and squalor in places where animals could not survive but where humans did live was a disgrace for the politicians of the time who ignored for the most part, the poor of the time.
The book is an eye opener and a page turner too.
Sent by Canelo for an unbiased review courtesy of Netgalley.
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