This book tells the fictional story of some of the lesser-known but equally brutal murders in London in the late 1880s. It was interesting, and it had an interesting take on the supernatural cause of the murders (at least in this fictional account, naturally). I was worried that the author wouldn’t ...
1. MAYHEM, BY SARAH PINBOROUGH (Book 1 of Dr. Thomas Bond) Starting off the year with a book I loved because of the cover. I like historical fiction, and the overall theme of the book also interested me, but this cover is just fantastic. And it does a very good job of representing what the book has ...
On one hand, the way that Ms. Pinborough used real-life persons and used murders was totally different than what I used to read and it made for quite an interesting read. Apparently The Thames Torso murders that happened in 1887-1889 were as gruesome as the Whitechapel murders, conducted by Jack the...
The story in Mayhem is about "The Thames Torso Murders of 1887-89" with a paranormal twist to it. I didn't know before I read Mayhem that Jack the Ripper wasn't the only killer on the lose at the time. Sarah Pinborough has taken real characters and used them in this book, which was a great move to m...
Pinborough raises the bar on historical thrillers with this engaging tale, spinning off the long forgotten Thames Torso murders, horrific crimes overshadowed by the predations of Jack the Ripper, to create a chillingly realistic tale of mystery and supernatural menace. Reads like a collaboration bet...
Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough—4.5 stars As Jack the Ripper roams the streets of Whitechapel, another, even more depraved serial killer seeks his victims. The police are frustrated and baffled as more and more women’s torsos turn up, with the rest of their remains—except for their heads—often found in...
There are almost two stories at play in Mayhem – one about the chaos caused by the Ripper murders, and one about Dr. Bond. The Torso Killer simply connects the two stories with a mixture of supernatural creepiness and unbelievable factuality. Unfortunately, Ms. Pinborough spends too little time on ...
When a rotting torso is discovered in the vault of New Scotland Yard, it doesn’t take Dr Thomas Bond, Police Surgeon, long to realise that there is a second killer at work in the city, where only a few days before, Jack the Ripper brutally murdered two women in one night.But this is the hand of a co...
Es ist 1888 und zerstückelte Frauenkörper pflastern die Straßen in Whitechapel, London. Dr. Bond untersucht die gefundenen Überreste und kommt schon bald zu der Erkenntnis, dass Jack the Ripper nicht der einzige Serienmörder ist. Ein zweiter Killer treibt sich in den Armenvierteln herum und erlegt s...
4.5 stars. Posted at: http://bibliosanctum.blogspot.com/2013/09/book-review-mayhem-by-sarah-pinborough.htmlInterestingly enough, well before this book came into my life, I'd happened to be browsing through the many publishing-related newsletters in my email inbox one day when a deliciously creepy an...
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