Two Series of Murders Seem Mysteriously Connected
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Three years before Jack the Ripper began his murderous spree on the streets of London, women were dying in their beds as The Midnight Assassin terrorized the citizens of Austin, Texas. Now, with suspicion falling on Her Majesty’s family and Scotland Yard at a loss as to who the Ripper might be, Queen Victoria summons her great-granddaughter, Alice Anne von Wettin, a former Pinkerton agent who worked the unsolved Austin case, and orders her to discreetly form a team to look into the London matter.
The prospect of a second chance to work with Annie just might entice Isaiah Joplin out of his comfortable life as an Austin lawyer. If his theories are right, they’ll find the The Midnight Assassin and, by default, the Ripper. If they’re wrong, he and Annie are in a bigger mess than the one the feisty female left behind when she departed Austin under cover of darkness three years ago.
Can the unlikely pair find the truth of who is behind the murders before they are drawn into the killer’s deadly game? From Texas to London, the story navigates the fine line between truth and fiction as Annie and Isaiah ultimately find the hunters have become the hunted.
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Violence - 2/5
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Language - 0/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 0/5
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Summary
The Black Midnight by Kathleen Y’Barbo is a fascinating read. The author takes two real life crimes and ties them together in a fictional setting. I was not aware of the The Midnight Assassin Austin serial killer which was very interesting.
The characters are very likable. Annie was member of British royalty but went to the US to be a Pinkerton agent. She was a piece of cake and I absolutely loved her.
Isaiah Joplin was her Pinkerton partner when they were working The Midnight Assassin case. They were perfect for each other. Their bantering was a great release from all of the murder scenes. The scenes between Isaiah and her grandmother were fun.
Three years after they worked the Austin case, Annie asked Isaiah to help with the Jack the Ripper case in London.
I would highly recommend this book. Although a book about serial killers it is not disturbing. The author did a wonderful job of balancing the story.
This was part of the true color series which has absolutely been phenomenal. It’s where an author takes real life stories and putting them in a fictional setting.
Don’t miss the author’s notes in the back.
Sexual content was a one for kissing. Violence would be a three. Nothing graphic but there were several conversations about the serial killings of both Jack the Ripper and the serial killer in Austin Texas.