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The Harvest Man’s reign of terror rises against the backdrop of a London haunted by Jack the Ripper. Sergeant Nevil Hammersmith must recruit a shadowy criminal network to catch a killer who removes faces from skulls, turning the case into a tense race against time. With crime, history, and a complex detective investigation at its core, the novel explores the city’s darkest streets and the desperate measures taken to protect its citizens.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Alex Grecian
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