#ItTakesAllKinds Day5 F & NF with same topic
Jack the Ripper.
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#ItTakesAllKinds Day5 F & NF with same topic
Jack the Ripper.
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
“This #1 New York Times bestseller and deliciously creepy horror novel has a storyline inspired by the Ripper murders and an unexpected, blood-chilling conclusion.”
This is quite a switch from this author‘s normal historical romances. It‘s a very dark and graphic mystery centering around a young woman, Fiona Mahoney, who becomes London‘s first Post-Mortem Sanitation Specialist (as she dubs herself) who cleans up after gruesome crimes. She‘s a flawed character who I couldn‘t help rooting for. Her personal mission is to track down Jack the Ripper who murdered her best friend/cousin. Also involved in her story🔻
New podcast on the BBC sounds app.
Although a great deal of the original contemporary documents & files have now been lost, those that remain are here examined to see what they tell us about the thoughts of those investigating the crimes at the time. It follows the murders chronologically with a great deal of cross-referencing to provide an objective look at the killings. This is not a seamless narrative of the crime that reads like a novel. (continued)
So, I am not #DNF this one, but I don't foresee myself picking it up and browsing through it in any definite timeline. It is good, and I am enjoying it, but physically, it's difficult to read (the typeface is hard on my eyes). So, I feel it's not a “relaxing/fun“ read for me right now. It will stay near my bed though, so I do plan on getting to it eventually.
Happy New Year! 🥳 tagged the first book of 2024, a pick from @Birdsong28 for #auldlangspine - I‘m grateful to shut the door on 2023, plan some new goals and plans.
Another book from my #31DaysOfHorror marathon in October I‘m late on posting. I enjoy reading this every year, reading a chapter a day (even though this is a fairly short book). I generally like books that use classic characters (Dracula, Sherlock Holmes, etc), and they are so well done here. The new characters (the animal companions) though are the real stars here. The world is enchanting and puts me in the Halloween spirit every time.
I placed my thumb and forefinger on the icy flesh, spreading it taut above the breastbone as Uncle had showed me.
Getting the preliminary incision correct was imperative.
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