Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough Published by Jo Fletcher Books on January 14th 2014
Pages: 400
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Also by this author: Mayhem, Murder, The Language of Dying
“A compulsively readable story that starts as a conventional murder mystery and morphs, by degrees, into a horrifying supernatural thriller,” The Guardian said of Mayhem.
A virtuoso fantasy writer, Sarah Pinborough has won numerous awards including the British Fantasy Award for Best Short Story. In Mayhem Pinborough turns her attention to one of the most baffling and notorious crime sprees in Victorian times. A new killer that newspapers have dubbed “The Torso Killer” is terrorizing the streets of London’s East End, his crimes obscured and overshadowed by the hysteria surrounding Jack the Ripper’s Whitechapel crimes. The victims are women too, but their dismembered bodies, wrapped in rags and tied up with string, are pulled out of the Thames–and the heads are missing. The murderer likes to keep them. Mayhem is a masterwork of narrative suspense: a supernatural thriller set in a shadowy, gaslit London, where killers stalk the cobbled streets and hide in plain sight.
Have you read Sarah Pinborough’s The Dog-Faced Gods series? What did you think?
Oh I love jack the ripper stories too! This looks really interesting ill keep an eye out for it
Ooo, this sounds good! Adding it to my TBR. That cover could use a little help, though. 😛
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It could. 🙂 But I like this version better than the other one I've seen: http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/135749…
I love a good creepy read. High hopes for this one! 🙂
OOOoh now that sounds intriguing!! Love a good mystery like that has just enough spark to it that I might not mind the lack of paranormal. Unless these "monsters" are monsters and not the human variety!
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oooh, I've not heard of this one but I love that cover and gave me chills reading the summary. Creepy but looks like a great read.
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Sooo excited for this!
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I love mysteries, too, Bonnie and the story of Jack the Ripper has always fascinated me as well. Great find! 🙂
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I totally took one of those Jack the Ripper tour when I was in London, so I am with you on being excited for this one!
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Sounds like a good one…creepiness and real-life gore, a winning combination!
I’m a huge fan of mysteries as well, Bonnie. This sounds wonderful. Great choice! 🙂
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Awesome pick. I ave this on my list too! I loved her fairytale retellings and cant wait to read this!! I love Jack the Ripper stories too, if they are done right!!
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