In the Shadow of the Blade

In the Shadow of the Blade

Step into the fog-wrapped heart of 1905 London, where every shadow holds a secret and every blade carves a dark tale.

Inspector Edward “Ned” Carver stumbles upon a young girl in a Whitechapel alley, her life stolen by a single, precise cut, a lone penny clutched in her cold hand—a haunting piece of a killer’s twisted puzzle. She’s the third victim, but the mystery deepens with every step. As more bodies fall—factory workers worn down by labor, merchants consumed by ambition, forgotten souls of the streets—Ned chases a shadowy figure whose strikes are surgical, leaving behind a chilling sense of justice carved into London’s tired bones. Each victim is posed with unnerving care, a mark of retribution that hints at an avenger whose pain is as ancient as the city itself.

The fog thickens, and the danger becomes personal. Ned’s pursuit uncovers a chain of five victims—each a wrong, each a link in a fate that’s now closing in on him. In a city where factories crush dreams, docks steal hope, and the powerful prey on the weak, In the Shadow of the Blade is a slow-burning thriller that drags you into a deadly reckoning with a figure born from London’s hidden wounds. Can Ned solve the riddle before the blade finds him, or will the fifth mark seal his fate in the fog?

For fans of evocative historical mysteries and atmospheric tales, this is a journey into suspense you won’t forget.

Pick up In the Shadow of the Blade now—enter the fog, if you dare.