Read by Simon Vance

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

In Dust and Shadow, Sherlock Holmes hunts down Jack the Ripper -- the world's
first serial killer [not true - Ouzicat] -- 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'
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.

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