rennegade 's review for:

Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough
4.0

I really enjoyed this book! I like how it included real people from the Jack the Ripper casebook but put an incredibly interesting, fictional spin on the story. I was fascinated by the supernatural element.

For the most part I liked bouncing between the various points of view. Dr. Bond and Kosminski were enjoyable narrators. I also liked the chapters from the murder victims and the journal entries from the person revealed to be the killer. I wasn't as interested in the few other chapters (I don't have the book in front of me at the moment, but I believe those were men from the police department?), but they were short and few in number.

The story was well-crafted and kept me hooked all the way through to the end. I see that there will be a sequel, and I looked forward to revisiting Victorian London with Dr. Bond in the next installment. I also plan on checking out Sarah Pinborough's other books since I enjoyed the this one so much.

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of the book from the publisher to read and review.