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People of Abandoned Character

By: Clare Whitfield
Narrated by: Tuppence Middleton
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Marry in haste....

Murder at leisure?

London, 1888: Susannah rushes into marriage to a young and wealthy surgeon. After a passionate honeymoon, she returns home with her new husband wrapped around her little finger. But then everything changes.

Thomas' behaviour becomes increasingly volatile and violent. He stays out all night, returning home bloodied and full of secrets. The gentle caresses she enjoyed on her wedding night are now just a honeyed memory.

When the first woman is murdered in Whitechapel, Susannah's interest is piqued. But as she follows the reports of the ongoing hunt for the killer, her mind takes her down the darkest path imaginable. Every time Thomas stays out late, another victim is found dead.

Is it coincidence? Or is her husband the man they call Jack the Ripper?

©2020 Clare Whitfield (P)2020 W F Howes Crime Fiction Gothic Historical Horror Thriller & Suspense Marriage Scary Murder Fiction Crime Mystery Suspense

Critic Reviews

"Astonishing.... I'd be amazed if it isn't dominating the shortlists come next year's awards season." (M.W. Craven)

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I wanted to like this book, I really did. But it reads more like a collection of creative writing exercises pulled out of the bottom drawer, shuffled about and stapled together. There is no suspense as the main characters are barely introduced before they start acting "strangely". And constant references to a woman called Aisling are handled very amateurishly. Just a name dropped in to the muddle of the protaganist's musings. If there was going to be a big reveal about Aisling, I couldn't be bothered to wait around for it. I couldn't finish this book. The author does write well, but needs a damn good editor or at least a willingness to rewrite and rewrite again. This book could have been so much better. Tuppence Middleton has a wonderfully melodious voice and it was the fact that she was reading the book that enticed me to give it a try.

Shows promise - needs a good editor!

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