The Devil’s Ribbon
Author: D.E. Meredith
ISBN-10: 0312557698
ISBN-13: 978-0312557690
Move over Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
D.E. Meredith has come onto the literary scene wielding Hatton and Roumande. Sherlockian fans will be happy to note that the well has not dried up in this genre.
Something is afoot in England in the late 1800s. The Irish are fed up, there are riots starting to foment, and the beginning of a cholera outbreak is sweeping the nation.
Enter Hatton and Roumande in gory detail, elbow-deep in cadavers in their forensic laboratory. A priest is on the prowl gathering up his masses to drive home his message, a foppish Detective Grey w/an Italian bodyguard dials up the pressure, and murders begin to happen left and right.
For fear of giving anything away, I must desist from further explanation other than to highly recommend this book. It is well-researched, well-written, and frankly, on par with Doyle.
It can be purchased here: The Devil’s Ribbon
This book was given to me for the express purpose to review and this action in no way influenced my opinion on it whatsoever.
