The Yard (Unabridged)
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4.3 • 24 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Victorian London is a cesspool of crime, and Scotland Yard has only twelve detectives—known as “The Murder Squad”—to investigate thousands of murders every month. Created after the Metropolitan Police’s spectacular failure to capture Jack the Ripper, The Murder Squad suffers rampant public contempt. They have failed their citizens. But no one can anticipate the brutal murder of one of their own . . . one of the twelve . . .
When Walter Day, the squad’s newest hire, is assigned the case of the murdered detective, he finds a strange ally in the Yard’s first forensic pathologist, Dr. Bernard Kingsley. Together they track the killer, who clearly is not finished with The Murder Squad . . . but why?
Filled with fascinating period detail, and real historical figures, this spectacular debut in a new series showcases the depravity of late Victorian London, the advent of criminology, and introduces a stunning new cast of characters sure to appeal to fans of The Sherlockian and The Alienist.
Customer Reviews
Outstanding!
This is the first thing by far, not the last, that I’ll read by this author. The character development is superb. The plot is a pleasure. The dialogue is impeccable.
It brought to mind the patrick o’brian novels in that it created almost a suspension of disbelief.
I’m now off to explore this authors other creations. Highest possible recommendation!👍🏻⚡️
More than bad.
Maybe with several fewer characters, a plot that meanders less and a narrator more interested in narrating than acting this story would have been better; but I doubt it. Just plain unenjoyable.