The Whitechapel Widow
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London hunts the Ripper. A widow hunts her husband's killer.
London, 1888. While Jack the Ripper's reign of terror grips the city, Emma Langley's world shatters when her husband is found murdered in Whitechapel. But grief is quickly overshadowed by a startling discovery: William Langley was not the man she thought she knew.
As panic fills London's streets, Emma delves into her husband's secret life, uncovering a web of lies that stretches from glittering society drawing rooms to the seedy gambling dens of the East End. Aided by Penny Green, a former reporter with a nose for trouble, Emma follows a trail of blackmail and corruption.
But exposing her husband's killer could make her the next victim and in the shadows of gaslit streets, a murderer waits, ready to strike again…
From the bestselling author of Penny Green comes a spellbinding new Victorian mystery series introducing Emma Langley.
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An Emma Langley Victorian Mystery is a 0-book series with contributions by Emily Organ.
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I hadn't previously read anything by Emily Organ, so this was a good introduction to her writing.
The Whitechapel Widow is an historical mystery, and a wonderful blend of fact and fiction.
Having just wed four months previously, Emma Langley is looking forward to starting a new life with her husband William, in the Suffolk countryside. However, on the morning they are due to depart, William disappears. He is later found dead near Whitechapel. As she attempts to find out what William was doing in the East End, Emma realises she really didn't know her husband at all.
I loved this book, set as it is against the backdrop of Jack the Ripper's reign of terror. There are several references to the Ripper, and the funeral of Mary Kelly is mentioned. This combination of real events alongside the fictional tale of Emma Langley, makes for an engaging read.
The story is fast paced and twisty, and there are a host of unsavoury characters. Emma Langley comes across as quite naive, but she proves to have hidden strengths.
If historical crime fiction is your cup of tea, I would recommend The Whitechapel Widow.
Thanks to Storm Publishing and Netgalley for the digital ARC.
This title will be available on 27/03/2025.
