Book description
A few weeks before the outbreak of the infamous Ripper' murders in
1888 Detective Inspector Samuel Ravenscroft of the Whitechapel
Constabulary is sent to the peaceful county town of Worcester to
investigate the unexpected disappearance of the Cathedral librarian
and the priceless medieval manuscript known as the Whisperie. Aided by
his former colleague, Constable Tom Crabb, Ravenscroft soon encounters
a dark world of murder, lies and deceit within the walls of the
ancient cathedral, and gradually uncovers an unsolved mystery dating
back nearly 40 years. Meanwhile in London, events are nearing a
dramatic climax as the mysterious woman in black attempts to gain her
revenge in the darkened alleyways of Whitechapel. It is not long
before the two contrasting worlds of Worcester and Whitechapel become
intertwined in unsettling and frightening ways
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. He currently lives
in Brittany in northern France. The Worcester Whisperers is part of the
Inspector Ravenscroft series.
