The Frightened Man
Published on 12. November 2020
312 pages
978-1-63194-163-4 (ISBN)
Description
An American author in Victorian London investigates the rumored reemergence of Jack the Ripper in this historical mystery series debut.
London, 1900. In the dying days of the old queen's reign, the city is filled with imperial ambition, scientific revolution, and the shrill blast of factory whistles. For an American named Denton, it's the perfect place to disappear. A former frontier sheriff turned novelist, all he wants is to escape his own memories. But now he must face another dark specter from the past.
Jack the Ripper hasn't been heard of for more than fifteen years. But at least one ferrety little fellow claims to have seen him at his grisly work. And when a prostitute turns up dead, Denton can't shake the notion that the frightened man may have something to be frightened about. Nor can he shake his old instinct to see justice done.
London, 1900. In the dying days of the old queen's reign, the city is filled with imperial ambition, scientific revolution, and the shrill blast of factory whistles. For an American named Denton, it's the perfect place to disappear. A former frontier sheriff turned novelist, all he wants is to escape his own memories. But now he must face another dark specter from the past.
Jack the Ripper hasn't been heard of for more than fifteen years. But at least one ferrety little fellow claims to have seen him at his grisly work. And when a prostitute turns up dead, Denton can't shake the notion that the frightened man may have something to be frightened about. Nor can he shake his old instinct to see justice done.
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Kenneth Cameron, AKA George Bartram, was born June 26, 1931 in Rochester, NY. He is the author of three novels featuring Denton, an American with a violent past:
THE FRIGHTENED MAN, THE BOHEMIAN GIRL and
THE SECOND WOMAN. Cameron is also the author or co-author of more than thirty books, including historical fiction and espionage, a critical history of the African safari, and an award-winning analysis of films about Africa.
Content
- The Frightened Man
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- CHAPTER 1
- CHAPTER 2
- CHAPTER 3
- CHAPTER 4
- CHAPTER 5
- CHAPTER 6
- CHAPTER 7
- CHAPTER 8
- CHAPTER 9
- CHAPTER 10
- CHAPTER 11
- CHAPTER 12
- CHAPTER 13
- CHAPTER 14
- CHAPTER 15
- CHAPTER 16
- CHAPTER 17
- CHAPTER 18
- CHAPTER 19
- CHAPTER 20
