From the gritty streets of nineteenth century London, the loyal and courageous Dr. Watson offers a tale unearthed after generations of lore: the harrowing story of Sherlock Holmes’s attempt to hunt down Jack the Ripper.

As England’s greatest specialist in criminal detection, Sherlock Holmes is unwavering in his quest to capture the killer responsible for terrifying London’s East End. He hires an “unfortunate” known as Mary Ann Monk, the friend of a fellow streetwalker who was one of the Ripper’s earliest victims; and he relies heavily on the steadfast and devoted Dr. John H. Watson. When Holmes himself is wounded in Whitechapel during an attempt to catch the savage monster, the popular press launches an investigation of its own, questioning the great detective’s role in the very crimes he is so fervently struggling to prevent. Stripped of his credibility, Holmes is left with no choice but to break every rule in the desperate race to find the madman known as “the Knife” before it is too late.

A masterly re-creation of history’s most diabolical villain, Lyndsay Faye’s debut brings unparalleled authenticity to the atmosphere of Whitechapel and London in the fledgling days of tabloid journalism and recalls the ideals evinced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most beloved and world-renowned characters. Jack the Ripper’s identity, still hotly debated around the world more than a century after his crimes were committed, remains a mystery ripe for speculation. Dust and Shadow explores the terrifying prospect of tracking a serial killer without the advantage of modern forensics, and the result is a lightning-paced novel brimming with historical detail that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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LYNDSAY FAYE is a writer and actress who lives in New York with her husband and cat. --This text refers to the mp3_cd edition.

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''Following in the footsteps of such crime writers as Ellery Queen and Michael Dibdin. . . the author uses a convincing Watsonian voice to present versions of Holmes and his chronicler faithful to the originals. . . Sherlockians will hope to see further pastiches of this quality from Faye.'' --Publishers Weekly

''Lyndsay Faye's depiction of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and their world is exceptional in Dust and Shadow, an exciting and grimly vivid tale that confronts the murderous Jack the Ripper with A. Conan Doyle's immortal detective better than ever before.'' --Conan Doyle Estate

''At long last, an author of rare talent combines a thorough, enthusiastic knowledge of the Sherlock Holmes canon with truly rigorous research into, and respect for, the Jack the Ripper killings.'' -- Caleb Carr, New York Times bestselling author

''Faye displays a superb grasp of the known facts about the murders, and she effectively captures the vibrancy and squalor of the underclass in late nineteenth-century London. . . . She knows how to unfold a tale of murder and mystery.'' -- Booklist

''Sherlock Holmes is Jack the Ripper's mortal enemy, and never more so than in Lyndsay Faye's Dust and Shadow. This first novel has bags of atmosphere. With a great deal of skill, the fictional Holmes and Watson are carefully woven into the weft and woof of the true-life Ripper story.'' --Donald Rumbelow, coauthor of Jack the Ripper: Scotland Yard Investigates --This text refers to the mp3_cd edition.

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File size : 2475 KB
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Print length : 338 pages
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Publisher : Simon & Schuster; Illustrated edition (11 April 2009)
Language: : English
ASIN : B0026A6BVE

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John P Eldridge

Watson and Holmes were not American!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 July 2019

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I am a little sceptical of Sherlock Holmes pastiches, I have read some truly awful ones and adding the Whitechapel murders to mix is brave. This book does work and is an entertaining read. It doesn’t have full on cracking pace I suspect it is dictated to by the murders historical timeline.
Two things irritated me, the first is the American spelling of English words, for example - specialized. This book purports to be written by Watson, Watson wasn’t American. The second is Holmes using the the American phrase “gotten”. These are minor criticisms but for me marred what is a very entertaining read. I have pre ordered the authors second book.

S. Nambiar

One of the absolute best outside the canon. Criminally underrated.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 November 2016

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Astonishingly good tale of the good Doctor and the world's first consulting detective. Holmes v Jack the Ripper has been done many times before, but Faye captures the feel and the atmosphere of Holmesian London much better than many other feted examples of non-canonical Holmesian adventures. Even that high-water mark of the genre, The Seven Per Cent Solution, can be faulted for making Holmes almost an action hero at the climax, while some others, such as Michael Dibdin's Ripper tale, read as basic sketches or exercises rather than lasting contenders. (And the less said about Anthony Horowitz's too-clever-by-half Moriarty the better!)
Faye's language holds up well for the most part, apart from some anachronisms that other reviewers have commented on, and I found myself slowing down as I reached halfway because I felt like I had discovered an authentic lost tale of Holmes and did not want it to end!
In her own excellent series of policing in New York in the 1840s, starting with The Gods of Gotham, Faye's ability to conjure up an authentic period tone of voice and feel finds full expression, which this excellent debut hints at.

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Ian Blandford

Excellent !

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 July 2019

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This book was from start to finish an enthralling read having Holmes and Watson pitted against Jack the Ripper made it more so. I highly applaud Lyndsay Faye on what I believe is her first novel, at no time did I feel like I was not reading a Conan Doyle story. Highly recommended.

Mr. John Thompson

Dust and Shadow is a brilliant first novel by Lyndsay Faye

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 January 2015

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Dust and Shadow is a brilliant first novel by Lyndsay Faye. She effortlessly brings together two great icons of crime together, Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper, with a story so logical you forget it is a work of fiction. No plot spoilers but at the end you will see the why and the how. Book also contains a street map of Whitechapel which helps in seeing where the action takes place. A brilliant read as are her other two books about the early work of the NYPD.

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A good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 January 2015

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I was surprised to find the story so well written with few obvious Americanisms. The plot was a good one with a twist or two that I won't share so as not to spoil the reading experience. The tone for Holmes is slightly out but Watson seems about right. I would be interested to read other books on Holmes by this author.

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