Instances

Monk tackles a series of ritualised killings, which seem to be targeting the Hungarian community in London. Bad enough that the first has a bayonet through his heart, his fingers broken and surrounded by candles, but these soon escalate in ferocity. A worried immigrant community co-operates with ...

London, 1870: A Hungarian immigrant is found dead in what appears to be a ritualistic killing, with a bayonet through his heart, his fingers broken and his body surrounded by seventeen blood-dipped candles. At first, Commander William Monk of the Thames River Police suspects the killer is from wi...