LEADER 01794oam 2200253z- 450 001 9910148562603321 005 20230913112557.0 010 $a1-68144-969-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000921969 035 $a(BIP)049248965 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000921969 100 $a20190630c2015uuuu -u- - 101 0 $aeng 200 10$aMurder 210 $cJo Fletcher Books 215 $a1 online resource (400 p.) 311 $a1-62365-866-7 330 8 $aJohn Connolly raved that "few writers blend mystery and the supernatural as well as Sarah Pinborough, but there are none who do it better. Quite, quite brilliant."In this gripping sequel to the acclaimed Mayhem, author Sarah Pinborough continues the adventures of troubled Victorian forensics expert Dr. Thomas Bond. Haunted by the nerve-shattering events he endured during the Jack the Ripper and Thames Torso Killer investigations, Dr. Bond is trying to reestablish the normal routines of daily life. Aiding in his recovery is the growing possibility that his long-held affections for the recently widowed Juliana Harrington might finally be reciprocated. He begins to allow himself to dream of one day forming a family with her and her young boy.Soon, however, a new suitor arrives in London, challenging the doctor's claims on Juliana's happiness. Worse, it seems the evil creature that Dr. Bond had wrestled with during the Ripper and Torso Killer investigations is back and stronger than ever. As the corpses of murdered children begin to turn up in the Thames, the police surgeon finds himself once again in a life-and-death struggle with an uncanny, inexorable foe. 676 $a823.92 700 $aPinborough$b Sarah$01438409 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910148562603321 996 $aMurder$93599668 997 $aUNINA