I was excited to read this and Pinborough did not disappoint. I loved that it is written around the infamous Jack the Ripper and Thames torso murders. Factual cases and legit historical elements make up the heart of this story. Pinborough displays incredible investigative research, about not only the murders that took place, but the environment, city, people, issues, etc for the period in which this is set. The fictional elements and characters Pinborough added, blended seamlessly with the reality to create a wonderfully frightening story.

This sequel is just as delightful as the first and reads as a singular story, so this review will serve for both.

I highly recommend this duo, Mayhem and Murder, for anyone who loves this genre, especially those fond of historical reads. ( )

Dr. Thomas Bond, Police Surgeon is back in Murder the sequel to Mayhem. It's been years since Jack the Ripper and The Torso Killer roamed, but now something evil is back in London. Dead bodies of children are being pulled from the Thames, could the Upir be back?

I like how Sarah Pinborough uses a combination of fantasy and real events and persons in her books Mayhem and Murder to tell a story. The Upir is an interesting creation and I like that it's a vampire, but still quite different. Vampires have become too popular in my opinion and that has made them quite boring to read about.

The story in this book takes place a couple of years after the first book and Dr. Thomas Bond is back, but he is still haunted by the memories of what happened years before when Jack the Ripper and the Torso Killer roamed the city. But now something is stirring in the city, there are dead children being pulled out of the river Themes is the evil back, didn't the priest manage to get rid of the Upir when they took care of the Torso Killer in Mayhem?

It was an interesting book to read, but not totally engrossing for me, I had some trouble getting really invested in the story and the love triangle made it not easier. The rivalry between men over a woman can be interesting, but, in this case, the outcome was not that surprising and even though it was a logical part of the story I just didn't care for it so much. The book did manage to make some surprisingly turns even though I did guess the outcome right in the end and it was a perfect ending to a setup for a third book!

I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy through NetGalley for an honest review! ( )

Dr. Thomas Bond, Police Surgeon is back in Murder the sequel to Mayhem. It's been years since Jack the Ripper and The Torso Killer roamed, but now something evil is back in London. Dead bodies of children are being pulled from the Thames, could the Upir be back?

I like how Sarah Pinborough uses a combination of fantasy and real events and persons in her books Mayhem and Murder to tell a story. The Upir is an interesting creation and I like that it's a vampire, but still quite different. Vampires have become too popular in my opinion and that has made them quite boring to read about.

The story in this book takes place a couple of years after the first book and Dr. Thomas Bond is back, but he is still haunted by the memories of what happened years before when Jack the Ripper and the Torso Killer roamed the city. But now something is stirring in the city, there are dead children being pulled out of the river Themes is the evil back, didn't the priest manage to get rid of the Upir when they took care of the Torso Killer in Mayhem?

It was an interesting book to read, but not totally engrossing for me, I had some trouble getting really invested in the story and the love triangle made it not easier. The rivalry between men over a woman can be interesting, but, in this case, the outcome was not that surprising and even though it was a logical part of the story I just didn't care for it so much. The book did manage to make some surprisingly turns even though I did guess the outcome right in the end and it was a perfect ending to a setup for a third book!

I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy through NetGalley for an honest review! ( )

If Mayhem, the previous book in this fascinating series, had its roots in the darkness generated by human wickedness and by supernatural forces, Murder stands mostly on the horror of a soul headed on a downward spiral to Hell. For this very reason it's more terrifying than its predecessor, even though the gorier elements are kept to a minimum: the hopelessness and unavoidable evil permeating the pages are far worse than the trail of body parts that was the focus of Mayehm, or the number of little children's bodies that are fished out of the Thames here.

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If Mayhem was a solid supernatural take on Jack the Ripper, Murder is an outstanding psychological horror novel that deepens the mythology of the monster and carries it to its logical (and unthinkable) conclusion. (I keep calling this a horror novel; it's really closer to a psychological thriller that happens to have a supernatural monster in it.) ( )