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Evelyn Fallow, a seventeen‑year‑old who bears the physical scars of a phosphorus accident in a match factory, is hired as a maid to Joseph Merrick, the famed Elephant Man. In the same year Manchester’s streets are terrorised by the Jack the Ripper killings. As the murders rage on, Evelyn and Merrick find themselves haunted by the restless spirits of the women murdered by the infamous serial killer. Determined to bring closure to the ghosts and to uncover the truth behind Jack’s identity, Evelyn’s investigation intertwines with the historical intrigue of a Victorian London shadowed by fear and curiosity.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Matthew J. Kirby
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