Is there a task harder than getting a murderer's acquittal? An acquittal for a man who dared to take justice into his own hands and went on to commit a double killing?
The mysterious disappearance of schoolgirl April Finnimore shook the city.
Law enforcement believes the girl was abducted by Jack the Ripper, a criminal who escaped from prison—and he, too, doesn’t deny this version, having agreed to speak with the police.
But April’s friend Theo Boone is certain: it’s not like that.
Something else happened to her.
But where to find her? And how to save her?
The police are clearly chasing a false lead. Time is running out. Theo begins his own investigation…