In the ill-reputed London district of Devil’s Acre (Devil’s Estate), three murders occurred one after another. The killer dealt with his victims using a strong and precise stabbing blow in the back, and then brutally mutilated their bodies. Could it be a maniac choosing his victims at random? After all, the dead have nothing in common.
Police inspector Thomas Pitt is worn out searching for any connection between these crimes. And then, as always, his wife Charlotte and her sister Emily stepped in—unable to resist this chillingly imaginative mystery. But what if someone’s reputation is at stake here, and someone is trying to cover their tracks? After all, the first victim was the owner of a public house frequented by many noblemen…