Book description
On Christmas Eve, 1888, a mysterious stranger arrives in the small
Herefordshire market town of Ledbury, intent on a curious mission. A
few days later, on New Year's Eve, as the Ledbury Lamplighters see out
the year by extinguishing the town's lamps, a prominent local
businessman is murdered in full view of partygoers. Detective
Inspector Samuel Ravenscroft is once again reunited with his old
friend and colleage, Constable Tom Crabb, and as they embark upon
their most dangerous adventure yet, they gradually unravel a sequence
of events that threatens the very political and social stability of
the country. Meanwhile, the man known as the Whitechapel murderer
returns from exile to carry out one final assignment for his new
masters
Kerry Tombs was born in Smethwick, near Birmingham. After a career in
teaching in both England and Australia he moved to Malvern where he
became a local genealogist, lecturer and bookseller. His first book was
published in 2006 and he has since written The Worcester Whisperers for
Robert Hale. He currently lives in Brittany in northern France.
