Description
| Product ID: | 9781526612748 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | A Leo Stanhope Case |
| Title: | The Butcher of Berner Street |
| Subtitle: | A Leo Stanhope Case |
| Authors: | Author: Alex Reeve |
| Page Count: | 400 |
| Subjects: | Crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery, Thriller / suspense fiction, Historical fiction, Thriller / suspense, Historical fiction |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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!____________________ 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!____________________ |
| Imprint Name: | Raven Books |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-11-11 |
