Butcher of Berner Street: A Leo Stanhope Case

The latest atmospheric mystery from the author of the Richard and the Judy Book Club choice, The House on Half Moon Street. Leo Stanhope is summoned to a club in East London, where the owner is found murdered, and he sees a story worth pursuing. However, the more he digs, the stranger the story becomes, taking him from the club to a nearby convent and into the past of a very unusual woman. But he is not the only one hunting for a killer, and his newspaper reports may have put someone else in grave danger. The Blood Flower is available to pre-order now, out July 2022.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 11 November 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The latest atmospheric mystery from the author of the Richard and the Judy Book Club choice, The House on Half Moon Street, is exceptional. You hear and smell and taste Victorian London, and the journalist behind the headlines, Leo Stanhope, is secretly thrilled to see the effect his words are having. Leo is used to covering more mundane issues, but when an anonymous letter summons him to a club in East London, only for the owner of the club to be found murdered shortly afterwards, Leo sees a story worth pursuing. Not to mention an opportunity to make a name for himself. Yet the more Leo digs, the stranger the story becomes, taking him from the club to a nearby convent and into the past of a very unusual woman. But he is not the only one hunting for a killer. And it seems Leo's newspaper reports may have put someone else in grave danger… The Butcher of Berner Street is a brilliantly atmospheric, characterful Victorian mystery, perfect for fans of Antonia Hodgson, Abir Mukherjee, and Andrew Taylor. The latest Leo Stanhope case, The Blood Flower, is available to pre-order now - out July 2022!

Weight: 284g
Dimension: 129 x 198 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781526612748