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Mystery · 2012 · PG-13

The Yard

by Alex Grecian

Scotland Yard's first Murder Squad investigates a Jack the Ripper copycat killer in 1889 Victorian London.

For14+GenreMysteryLength400 pagesRead time~11 hours

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Violence

A lot

Graphic Victorian murder scenes including the Ripper-inspired killings; crime fiction level violence

Language

Some

Moderate language consistent with adult crime fiction

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief references; nothing explicit

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

Themes of Victorian society, the birth of forensic investigation, and the horror of the unknown killer

What this book is about

A Victorian crime thriller featuring the newly formed Scotland Yard detectives. Violence includes graphic murder scenes in the Jack the Ripper tradition. Appropriate for adult crime fiction readers.

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Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Graphic murder scenes

Victorian violence

Serial killer themes

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