The Return of Jack the Ripper

A grisly murder scene stops forensic pathology student Rebecca Hawthorn cold. The victim's injuries are hauntingly familiar - a perfect match for Jack the Ripper's handiwork. But those killings happened over a century ago, and Rebecca can't shake the feeling she's seen this exact scene before, not in textbooks, but somewhere else entirely.

As more bodies appear, each mirroring the Ripper's legendary brutality, Rebecca's extra lab hours under Dr. Jerome Armstrong become a frantic hunt for answers. The police dismiss her theories, except for Detective Nathaniel Chadwick. He can't ignore the eerie similarities, especially as the modern-day body count nears the original's, and the killer seems to possess intimate knowledge of details never released to the public.

Armed with her historian best friend's encyclopedic knowledge of Victorian crime, her radio DJ cousin's access to local gossip, and a surprisingly intuitive ginger cat named Shaun, Rebecca immerses herself in both investigations - past and present. But the deeper she digs, the more questions arise. How does the killer replicate century-old crime scenes with such terrifying accuracy? Why do these murders feel so personally familiar to her?

As Rebecca races to connect the dots, she uncovers a chilling possibility. Either they're dealing with a meticulous copycat killer, or something far more sinister is bridging the gap between Victorian London and today.

The killer always seems one step ahead, leaving Victorian-era letters and modern threats. Rebecca can't shake the feeling she's missing something obvious, but time is running out. With each new victim, the murderer's confidence grows, and to stop the slaughter, she might have to confront terrors from both past and present.

( A Rebecca Hawthorn Mystery #1)