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The Devil's Workshop

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by Alex Grecian
John Curless
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Scotland Yard's Murder Squad faces the most shocking case of its existence, in the extraordinary new historical thriller from the author of the acclaimed national bestseller The Yard. London, 1890. Four vicious murderers have escaped from prison, part of a plan gone terribly wrong, and now it is up to Walter Day, Nevil Hammersmith, and the rest of Scotland Yard's Murder Squad to hunt down the convicts before the men can resume their bloody spree. But they might already be too late. The killers have retribution in mind, and one of them is heading straight toward a member of the Murder Squad, and his family. And that isn't even the worst of it. During the escape, the killers have stumbled upon the location of another notorious murderer, one thought gone for good but now prepared to join forces with them. Jack the Ripper is loose in London once more.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Murder Squad

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    March 3, 2016

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781490614663
      • File size: 275571 KB
      • Duration: 09:34:06

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 24, 2014
      Heavy-handed telegraphing of plot turns and contrived drama mar Grecian’s third Victorian thriller featuring Insp. Walter Day (after 2013’s The Black Country). When a deliberate train derailment outside a London prison destroys the prison’s wall, a few convicts (the number is uncertain) escape through the breach. Among them are some vicious murderers, including Geoffrey Cinderhouse, the first killer Day captured as a member of Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad. Day is worried because Cinderhouse, who visited Day’s wife, Claire, shortly before his apprehension, knows where Day lives and could pose a threat to the now pregnant Claire. Several retired inspectors, including Day’s mentor, Adrian March, join the manhunt, whose challenges are amplified by the reappearance of Jack the Ripper a year or so after the Whitechapel slayings. Readers who find the storyline a frustrating tease will hope that Grecian returns to form in the next installment. Agent: Seth Fishman, Gernert Company.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      In London in 1890, a secret society dedicated to a certain type of justice orchestrates a prison break, but the plan dangerously backfires when prisoners--and captors--are unaccounted for. From the start, narrator John Curless immerses listeners in the dark, criminal world of the Scotland Murder Squad. Curless confidently navigates the fast-paced mystery, guiding listeners between multiple plots and characters while employing a variety of British accents. Inspector Walter Day and Sergeant Nevil Hammersmith reunite to lead the investigation, and Curless captures their camaraderie with well-timed banter. Most chilling and effective is his rendering of the elusive Jack the Ripper. He gives Jack a sinister controlled voice that deftly reflects his twisted psyche. A.S. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine

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