This was a page turning, keep you guessing, whodunit that I just couldn't get enough of. I thoroughly enjoyed the banter between our two man characters, Audrey Rose Wadsworth and Thomas Cresswell. Both are from prestigious families and are wealthy high born aristocrats with an unnatural fascination with the forensic sciences. They meet while apprenticing for Audrey Rose's uncle who is the local forensic examiner for Scotland Yard. During their studies the victims of Jack the Ripper begin to come across their table and they are intrigued by the monster committing such atrocities. We then follow their adventures in trying to figure out who the infamous murderer is before any more women fall prey to his depravity.
Despite the dark subject matter, the witty bickering and flirtation between them keeps it lighthearted and fun, much in the spirit of Holmes and Watson (minus the flirting). Overall, this was a very fun first novel in a series and I very much look forward to the next book and continuing the adventure.
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