Description
The latest atmospheric mystery from the author of the Richard and the Judy Book Club choice, The House on Half Moon Street. 'Exceptional - you hear and smell and taste Victorian London' Sarah Hilary The headlines scream warnings about the 'Butcher of Berner Street!' and the journalist behind them - Leo Stanhope - is secretly thrilled to see the effect his words are having. Leo is used to covering more mundane issues, but when an anonymous letter summons him to a club in East London, only for the owner of the club to be found murdered shortly afterwards, Leo sees a story worth pursuing. Not to mention an opportunity to make a name for himself. Yet the more Leo digs, the stranger the story becomes, taking him from the club to a nearby convent, and into the past of a very unusual woman. But he is not the only one hunting for a killer. And it seems Leo's newspaper reports may have put someone else in grave danger... The Butcher of Berner Street is a brilliantly atmospheric, characterful Victorian mystery, perfect for fans of Antonia Hodgson, Abir Mukherjee and Andrew Taylor. ____________________ The latest Leo Stanhope case, The Blood Flower, is available to pre-order now - out July 2022! ____________________
An anonymous letter summons fledgling journalist Leo Stanhope to an East End club, only for the owner to be found murdered in this highly atmospheric, characterful Victorian mystery, perfect for fans of Antonia Hodgson, Abir Mukherjee and Andrew Taylor
About the Author
Alex Reeve lives in Oxfordshire and is a university lecturer. The Butcher of Berner Street is the third in the Leo Stanhope series, following on from the The House on Half Moon Street and The Anarchists' Club. The acclaimed series has been shortlisted twice for the CWA Sapere Books Historical Dagger, with The House on Half Moon Street also shortlisted for the Polari First Book Prize and the RSL Christopher Bland Prize.
Reviews
The atmosphere is exceptional - you hear and smell and taste Victorian London - while the themes are thoroughly up to date. Alex has combined painstaking historical research with a deep and compassionate understanding of what matters most to us, right now -- Sarah Hilary
The writing sings with gorgeous description but, more than that, achieves poignancy through Leo's keen sense of how it feels to be misunderstood. Here is an investigator with an open heart. Immaculately researched, sensitively written and, as ever, highly exciting -- John McCullough
This series goes from strength to strength, and the relationships between the characters elevate it from any standard mystery. I'm already longing for the next Leo Stanhope instalment -- Sarah Franklin
Reeve has not only crafted a brilliant crime novel, but has created a character who has made me see the world with new eyes -- Praise for the Leo Stanhope series * i *
Wonderfully atmospheric, each page carries the whiff of sulphur and gaslight -- Praise for the Leo Stanhope series * Red *
A deeply atmospheric thriller with more twists and turns than the grubby streets of London, and a central character we really care about -- Praise for the Leo Stanhope series * Heat *
Book Information
ISBN 9781526612748
Author Alex Reeve
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Raven Books
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 284g
An anonymous letter summons fledgling journalist Leo Stanhope to an East End club, only for the owner to be found murdered in this highly atmospheric, characterful Victorian mystery, perfect for fans of Antonia Hodgson, Abir Mukherjee and Andrew Taylor
About the Author
Alex Reeve lives in Oxfordshire and is a university lecturer. The Butcher of Berner Street is the third in the Leo Stanhope series, following on from the The House on Half Moon Street and The Anarchists' Club. The acclaimed series has been shortlisted twice for the CWA Sapere Books Historical Dagger, with The House on Half Moon Street also shortlisted for the Polari First Book Prize and the RSL Christopher Bland Prize.
Reviews
The atmosphere is exceptional - you hear and smell and taste Victorian London - while the themes are thoroughly up to date. Alex has combined painstaking historical research with a deep and compassionate understanding of what matters most to us, right now -- Sarah Hilary
The writing sings with gorgeous description but, more than that, achieves poignancy through Leo's keen sense of how it feels to be misunderstood. Here is an investigator with an open heart. Immaculately researched, sensitively written and, as ever, highly exciting -- John McCullough
This series goes from strength to strength, and the relationships between the characters elevate it from any standard mystery. I'm already longing for the next Leo Stanhope instalment -- Sarah Franklin
Reeve has not only crafted a brilliant crime novel, but has created a character who has made me see the world with new eyes -- Praise for the Leo Stanhope series * i *
Wonderfully atmospheric, each page carries the whiff of sulphur and gaslight -- Praise for the Leo Stanhope series * Red *
A deeply atmospheric thriller with more twists and turns than the grubby streets of London, and a central character we really care about -- Praise for the Leo Stanhope series * Heat *
Book Information
ISBN 9781526612748
Author Alex Reeve
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Raven Books
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 284g
