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The Devil's Workshop by Alex Grecian

The Devil's Workshop

Scotland Yard's Murder Squad (Book 3)

by Alex Grecian

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  • May 2014, 400 pages
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London, 1890. Four vicious murderers have escaped from prison, part of a plan gone terribly wrong, and now it is up to Walter Day, Nevil Hammersmith, and the rest of Scotland Yard's Murder Squad to hunt down the convicts before the men can resume their bloody spree. But they might already be too late. The killers have retribution in mind, and one of them is heading straight toward a member of the Murder Squad, and his family.

And that isn't even the worst of it. During the escape, the killers have stumbled upon the location of another notorious murderer, one thought gone for good but now prepared to join forces with them.

Jack the Ripper is loose in London once more.

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"Starred Review. A historical thriller that moves quickly and surely, bringing Jack the Ripper back from the realm of nightmare to the streets of London...Justice and punishment are the deeper themes, and the characterization is superb. Saucy Jack may be one of the most disturbing characters ever written on the page." - Kirkus

"Heavy-handed telegraphing of plot turns and contrived drama mar Grecian's third Victorian thriller." - Publishers Weekly

"Grecian has penned the Murder Squad's ... best outing yet! Devotees are sure to be delighted, but Grecian's latest would also make a satisfying introduction to the series. " - Library Journal

"Delivers a hard-hitting historical thriller bursting with deft characterizations and the author's knowledge of Victoriana." - Booklist

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Alex Grecian Author Biography

Alex Grecian was born August 6, 1969. He is the national bestselling author of the "Scotland Yard Murder Squad" novels, including The Yard, The Black Country, and the forthcoming The Devil's Workshop. After leaving a career in advertising, working on accounts that included Harley-Davidson and The Great American Smokeout, Alex returned to his first love: writing fiction. He co-created the long-running and critically acclaimed graphic novel series Proof, which NPR named one of the best books of 2009. One of the Proof storylines is set in the 1800's and inspired Alex's debut novel The Yard.

Grecian has also written an original "Murder Squad" e-book, The Blue Girl, and an original graphic novel, Seven Sons, as well as a multitude of short stories, both comics and prose, for...

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