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Violence
Some
Several murders; a genuinely menacing villain who kills with cold efficiency
Language
None
Period prose; clean language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Jack Havoc is a psychologically unsettling villain — charismatic, completely amoral, and capable of inspiring almost hypnotic devotion; the novel explores what genuine evil looks like and how it affects those near it
What this book is about
Someone is using photographs of Meg Elginbrodde's dead husband to terrorize her — and when escaped convict Jack Havoc stalks through the London fog leaving bodies in his wake, Albert Campion must find a connection before more people die. Considered Allingham's masterpiece, this is a darker and more serious mystery than her earlier comedic work, centered on a villain of genuine menace.
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A genuinely menacing and psychologically compelling villain
Several murders — handled without graphic content
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