A Cold-Blooded Scoundrel
By J.S. Cook
2005
First Published
3.21
Average Rating
262
Number of Pages
Part of Series
The debut of a major new crime series from a celebrated Canadian author! In London, with Jack the Ripper's crimes still raw in the great city's memory, a well-known male prostitute is brutally murdered, the head neatly severed, and the body set on fire. Detective Inspector Phillip Devlin of Scotland Yard, mid-thirties and secretly gay, is called to the murder scene by plainclothes constable Freddie Collins, and soon both Collins and Devlin are caught in a web of intrigue as more savage murders occur. A Cold-Blooded Scoundrel resonates with the sights, sounds, and atmosphere of 1880s London. Witty and engaging, it unfolds the story of a man who must brave not only the killer but also his own inner demons in order to end the violence that is harrowing the city.
Avg Rating
3.21
Number of Ratings
24
5 STARS
29%
4 STARS
17%
3 STARS
21%
2 STARS
13%
1 STARS
21%
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Author
J.S. Cook
Author · 22 books
See also JoAnne Soper-Cook
