Whitechapel, August 1888 and Jack the Ripper is on the loose. Alice a young well to do lady is wanting to know the whereabouts of her sister Beatrice. Cora the daughter of a policeman and two prostitutes, Emma and Marie Kelly may hold the key.

Firstly this book has Jack the Ripper has a backdrop and really is about the lives of the young women and how their stories blend together. The murders do take place and his victims have small cameos in the story. What this book has is wonderful description of Whitechapel and does give the reader a sense of place, and what it may have been like in Victorian London.

I haven't read any books by this author before and I would certainly read more. What I did find however that although the book had lovely descriptions it was very wordy.

However for me to read about the Victorian period especially Jack the Ripper is a treat and I did enjoy the book very much and would recommend it. ( )