Matthew Macfadyen
Author
Series
Ripper Street volume 2
Language
English
Description
A routine murder inquiry reveals a secret underground cell. Reid is concerned as to the identity and whereabouts of a young girl kept there for many years. It's an investigation, which confronts him with both his greatest shame; and his greatest hope.
Author
Series
Ripper Street volume 3
Language
English
Description
The abduction of a prominent member of the London County Council introduces Reid to Councilor Jane Cobden, the first woman appointed to the LCC - because it appears the kidnappers are radical supporters of Cobden's aims. Long Susan is taken by force to the gang's hideout and she soon finds herself growing sympathetic toward her captors.
Author
Series
Ripper Street volume 8
Language
English
Description
Reid and Drake find themselves powerless to resist the awful temptation of a final reckoning with K Division's Jedediah Shine. Meanwhile Jackson and Judge's ever more desperate attempts to profit from that stolen diamond lead them into the teeth of the murderous agents of the De Graal monopoly.
Author
Series
Ripper Street volume 6
Language
English
Description
As the dock strike of August 1889 takes hold of the city, the killing of a Jewish anarchist leads Reid and the team into the merciless chicanery of the British government's fight against distant empires and global terrorism.
Author
Series
Ripper Street volume 1
Language
English
Description
When a sergeant from K Division is found hurled from a Whitechapel window onto the iron railings below, Reid is quick to act. An investigation leads DI Reid and the H-Division to the newly emergent Chinatown - where Jackson discovers evidence of a new and devastatingly powerful opiate. Reid fears a new kind of hell is to be released on to his streets.
Author
Series
Quiz volume 3
Language
English
Description
Persecuted by the public and press - Charles, Diana and Tecwen head to court.
Author
Series
Ripper Street volume 8
Language
English
Description
An American journalist is killed in Whitechapel and his exclusive story threatens seismic consequences for Whitechapel residents. As the team of H Division inch ever nearer to the truth about the train robbery, the revelations expose disturbing truths.
Author
Series
Ripper Street volume 6
Language
English
Description
Churches and synagogues are being burnt and desecrated in Whitechapel and Reid suspects the same hand behind the various attacks. Meanwhile, the all-too-brief domestic happiness that Sergeant Drake has enjoyed is disrupted by the arrival of a friend from his wife Bella's past.
Author
Series
Ripper Street volume 7
Language
English
Description
Captain Jackson's reckless and untrustworthy brother arrives in Whitechapel carrying a valuable uncut diamond. Reid and Flight are drawn to the plight of a local craftsman defrauded of his income by a scam. Long Susan finds herself powerless to resist the ever-encroaching influence that Silas Duggan is determined to exert on her life.
Author
Series
Ripper Street volume 1
Language
English
Description
Four years have passed. Time that has seen Reid, Drake and Jackson split and isolated from one another. But when the robbery of a goods train leads to a cataclysmic locomotive disaster, the men are reunited to seek its cause.
Author
Series
Ripper Street volume 2
Language
English
Description
A beloved toy maker is beaten to death. The Whitechapel Vigilance Committee presents a 14-year-old culprit who refuses to deny the charge, leading Reid and Drake into the savage world of merciless child gangs.
Author
Series
Ripper Street volume 7
Language
English
Description
An international shipping magnate arrives in town to complete the acquisition of an ailing London shipping line. Meanwhile, the murdered body of an engine inventor draws Reid's attention just as Jackson and Long Susan's past comes back to haunt them.
Author
Series
Ripper Street volume 7
Language
English
Description
The murder of a chemist leads the team into the shadowy underworld of illegal abortionists and a backstreet racket. And when one of Long Susan's business ventures is on the cusp of ruin, she realizes she needs to regain control.
Author
Series
Ripper Street volume 5
Language
English
Description
A string of brilliantly masterminded robberies draw the attention of Reid and his team. While Jackson works to trace the thieves' hardware, Drake is confronted with a spectre from his past in the form of his onetime Colonel.
Author
Series
Ripper Street volume 8
Language
English
Description
Reid is adrift and his team is in pieces following recent events. A kidnapping offers him cause to assemble his men, but Reid is gripped by a growing obsession that leads back to a terrible secret from his own past.
Author
Series
Ripper Street volume 3
Language
English
Description
Chief Inspector Abberline asks Drake to take over the helm of H Division. The inexplicable death of a clairvoyant takes our team into a world of devious charlatans capitalizing on the grief of a sorrowful community.
Author
Series
Ripper Street volume 4
Language
English
Description
As a lost girl wanders the dangerous streets of the East End alone, Detective Inspector Drake must try to find his old friend Edmund Reid and bring those responsible to justice.
Author
Series
Ripper Street volume 6
Language
English
Description
The corrupt streets of Whitechapel are witnessing a new breed of tourist; one from the higher realms of society wanting salacious entertainment. Yet Lady Montacute's curiosity means she now stands charged with the vicious stabbing of a local woman.
Author
Series
Ripper Street volume 2
Language
English
Description
Only hours after she gave birth, a nameless young woman is found murdered in a stairwell at The London Hospital. The only suggestion of her identity is the strange protrusion at the base of her spine - a vestigial tail. This takes the team into the netherworld of circus freak shows and back to The London Hospital to seek help from its most celebrated resident, Joseph Merrick.
Author
Series
Quiz volume 2
Language
English
Description
As Charles about-turns his way to a million, the production team grows suspicious.