DIFFICULT TO PUT DOWN . . . Descriptive, evocative, and always precise . . . The mystery plot is tricky and beautifully paced. *The Virginian-PilotThe ritual murder of a prostitute named Ada McKinley in a bedroom on decrepit Pentecost Alley would ordinarily occasion no stir in Victorias great metropolis. But, under the victims body, the police find a Hellfire Club badge inscribed with the name Finlay Fitzjames--a name that instantly draws Superintendent Thomas Pitt into the case.Finlays father *immensely wealthy, powerful, and dangerous *refuses to consider the possibility that his son has been in Ada McKinleys bed. The implication is clear: Pitt is to arrest someone other than Finlay Fitzjames for Adas demise. But Thomas Pitt is not a man to be intimidated, and with the help of his quick-witted wife, Charlotte, he stubbornly pursues his investigation *one that twists and turns like Londons own ancient streets. . . . Stands as one of her most intricately constructed plots . . . Perry packs a triple wallop into the final pages, one climax following another. *Chicago Sun-TimesVibrant . . . Alluring. *The New York Times Book ReviewA MAIN SELECTION OF THE BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB