Astraia Holmes, sister of Sherlock, is baffled by a series of brutal murders committed by a dragon-like assailant. Wishing to impress her brothers and desperate to solve the crimes, she teams up with a strange new friend, the brillian Madeleine Barquist. The clues point to a Chinese Dragon God Cult known as the Ya Zi, a warrior society originally formed two thousand years ago to assassinate enemies of the Emperor. Astraia is exultant to finally have a chance to use her deduction skills, Sherlock fears for his sister's safety, and Madeleine fears the deductive powers of both of them—for unknown to both Astraia and Sherlock, Miss Barquist is the daughter--and killer--of Jack the Ripper. Meanwhile, an ancient evil is quietly gathering allies and preparing to strike. |
DRAGON RIPPER ushers in a brilliant duo of "detectivists"--the sister of Sherlock Holmes and the daughter of Jack the Ripper--solving the goriest of crimes in gloomy Victorian London while hiding their own deep dark secrets. Readers will be clamoring for more.
--Hallie Ephron, New York Times bestselling author |
Madeleine Barquist and Astraia Holmes prove the Rizzoli and Isles of Victorian England in THE DETECTIVISTS. This is a dark and thrilling page-turner worthy of Anne Perry.
--Paula Munier, author of A BORROWING OF BONES |