MYSTERY

Anatomy of Evil: A Barker and Llewellyn Novel

by Will Thomas
Minotaur: St. Martin's. May 2015. 304p. ISBN 9781250041050. $25.99; ebk. ISBN 9781466837201. M
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It is 1888, and private enquiry agent Cyrus Barker and assistant Thomas Llewelyn are back where they started—in the East London district of Whitechapel attempting desperately to prevent a pogrom against Jewish residents. Only this time the duo are working with Robert Anderson, the head of Scotland Yard's Criminal Investigation Department, as undercover detectives and envoys to the Royal Family. And what has them keeping such exalted company? A growing number of savagely mutilated prostitutes and a serial killer billing himself as Jack the Ripper. With Barker and Llewelyn, the question is never when they'll catch their man, but how?
VERDICT A satisfying addition to a satisfying series. Thomas (Fatal Enquiry) continues to contribute to the historical thriller genre by combining appealing characters with thoroughly researched historical detail. He remains distinct in his focus on Jewish Victorian London, and Ripperologists are sure to discover something new to debate in his unveiling of the legendary killer.
Reviewed by Liv Hanson, Chicago , May 01, 2015
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