Ripper Deception

A gritty Victorian mystery in which a private detective duo probes a suspicious hotel death and finds it tangled with an infamous unsolved killing spree. Dark and twisting, with seances and fraud, secret societies, ruined reputations and a race to the truth.In this gritty Victorian historical mystery, a rational detective and his pragmatic partner investigate the suspicious death of a psychic researcher and uncover a chilling conspiracy linked to Jack the Ripper.A suspicious death. A buried scandal. A killer still at work.London, 1891. When Edmund Gurney, a founding member of the Society for Psychical Research, dies in a hotel under suspicious circumstances, private detectives Lawrence Harpham and Violet Smith begin to investigate. Gurney had been exploring mediums, fraud, and the fashionable world of Victorian psychical research. Now his death looks less like misfortune than murder.The trail leads Lawrence and Violet to Roslyn D Onston, an occult journalist with a theory: Jack the Ripper never stopped killing. As they dig deeper into secret societies, public scandal, and crimes respectable men would kill to conceal, the detectives uncover links no one was meant to see.When Violet is brutally attacked and forced into hiding, the case becomes a race against time. To stop the killer, Lawrence and Violet must expose a deception years in the making before another victim is silenced.The Ripper Deception is the riveting second book in the Lawrence Harpham Murder Mystery series, blending Victorian intrigue, mounting danger, and a dark conspiracy rooted in one of history s most infamous murder cases. Perfect for readers of Anne Perry and Karen Charlton.Praise for the Ripper Deception:????? Once I started reading The Ripper Deception, I could hardly put it down. ????? The writing is intelligent and clever. ????? What s an intriguing take on the Ripper story! ????? With historical references and well researched description, this book takes things in a different direction. ????? Well written and reasonably historically accurate enough to provide an enjoyable variation on the infamous Jack the Ripper saga. ????? Lawrence Harpham is a detective in the line of Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes but with more human flaws that make him more real and relatable. ????? Violet Smith is a resourceful woman who breathes fresh life into the typical assistant/sidekick role. ????? The style of writing is both interesting and captivating with an urgent need to know the ending when you have only just started.