The latest atmospheric mystery from the author of the Richard and the Judy Book Club choice, The House on Half Moon Street. 'Exceptional - you hear and smell and taste Victorian London' Sarah Hilary The headlines scream warnings about the 'Butcher of Berner Street!' and the journalist behind them - Leo Stanhope - is secretly thrilled to see the effect his words are having. Leo's previous work has largely been concentrated on 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... Praise for the Leo Stanhope series 'Reeve has not only crafted a brilliant crime novel, but has created a character who has made me see the world with new eyes' i 'Exceptional - you hear and smell and taste Victorian London' Sarah Hilary 'A deeply atmospheric thriller with more twists and turns than the grubby streets of London, and a central character we really care about' Heat ____________________ The latest Leo Stanhope case, The Blood Flower, is available to pre-order now - out July 2022! ____________________
Alex Reeve lives in Oxfordshire and is a university lecturer. The Butcher of Berner Street is the third in the Leo Stanhope series, following on from The House on Half Moon Street and The Anarchists' Club. The acclaimed series has been shortlisted twice for the CWA Sapere Books Historical Dagger, with The House on Half Moon Street also shortlisted for the Polari First Book Prize and the RSL Christopher Bland Prize.
Title: The Butcher of Berner Street: A Leo Stanhope Case
Author: Reeve, Alex
ISBN: 9781526612717
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication Date: 2020-11-12
Number of Pages: 400
Weight: 0.8402 kg
Intriguing and vivid, with an original and very likable protagonist, this is an excellent addition to a wonderful series -- Laura Wilson * Guardian *
The atmosphere is exceptional - you hear and smell and taste Victorian London - while the themes are thoroughly up to date. Alex has combined painstaking historical research with a deep and compassionate understanding of what matters most to us, right now -- Sarah Hilary
Another fantastic read from Alex Reeve - I love watching Leo evolve and make his way in the world, and I root for him at every turn ... The great accomplishment, though, is how utterly real the world of these books is. I truly feel that I'm there, and I believe in every single character that I meet -- Stephanie Butland
Reeve's series set among the crime-ridden streets of Victorian London is one of the most inventive series out there, thanks to its engaging hero, the young transgender man Leo Stanhope * i *
The writing sings with gorgeous description but, more than that, achieves poignancy through Leo's keen sense of how it feels to be misunderstood. Here is an investigator with an open heart. Immaculately researched, sensitively written and, as ever, highly exciting -- John McCullough
There's lots for crime fans to love in Alex Reeve's writing, but the two elements that stand out in particular are his settings and his protagonist: Reeve brings the darker side of Victorian London brilliantly to life, while in Leo Stanhope he has created a lead character for readers to really care about * Living Magazine *
This series goes from strength to strength, and the relationships between the characters elevate it from any standard mystery. I'm already longing for the next Leo Stanhope instalment -- Sarah Franklin
Reeve weaves the mystery into a fascinating social and cultural background, the kind of detail you don't find in the standard history books on the era, bringing London and the East End to life in a riot of smells and colours ... Reeve's entertaining mystery is enhanced by his original creation Leo Stanhope, an intriguing proto-detective whose personal struggle with his concealed identity adds a frisson to the novel. This is a perfect winter evening read * NB Magazine *
Reeve has not only crafted a brilliant crime novel, but has created a character who has made me see the world with new eyes -- Praise for the Leo Stanhope series * i *
Wonderfully atmospheric, each page carries the whiff of sulphur and gaslight -- Praise for the Leo Stanhope series * Red *
A deeply atmospheric thriller with more twists and turns than the grubby streets of London, and a central character we really care about -- Praise for the Leo Stanhope series * Heat *
