“He is my husband.
To honour and obey.
Until murder do us part.”
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’s behaviour becomes increasingly volatile and violent. He stays out all night, returning home bloodied and full of secrets.
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?
‘An astonishing book’ – M.W. Craven.
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