A review by dnemec
The Gaslight Stalker by David Field

3.0

Esther has had a tough time. After her parents died in an accident and her brother enlisted, she was taken in by a lovely couple who owned a garment manufacturing business. However the building housing the business (where she also lived) was burned down during a riot. Now Esther is in a boarding house repairing garments in her room. Martha and her husband move in across the hall and Martha befriends her. Unfortunately, Martha is brutally killed one night, Esther being one of the last people to see her alive. Esther's keen eye and intellect are a help to the police, and she ends up embroiled in the Whitechapel killings - and enthralled with the handsome young Constable, Jack.

I have recently discovered a love for Victorian mysteries, and what bigger Victorian mystery is there than Jack the Ripper? The book blends fact and fiction, and throws in a few anomalies as well. Without giving too much away, I'll just say that I thought the end result was rather clever - tying up the story neatly. Very enjoyable read.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.