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Based on the nineteenth century's most infamous crime, a novel that asks, How do you recognize a serial killer?One damp November evening on the Marylebone Road, a couple sits in silence. Though their thoughts are the sameβmoney and the lack thereofβthe time has long since passed when Mr. and Mrs. Bunting could find comfort in sharing their anxieties with each other. Now every word is a reproachβa reminder of luxuries forsaken and keepsakes pawned. Retired servants, the Buntings sunk every last shilling into their London lodging house. Now they are trapped. The rooms are empty, the rent is due, and ruin awaits. When the paper boys' cry of "Horrible Murder! Murder at St. Pancras!" rings out in the street, Mr. Bunting risks his wife's ire to buy the Evening Standard. The latest exploits of the killer known as the Avenger will give him something to think about besides his own misery.Just when he is settling in with the paper, there is a knock at the door. Mr. Sleuth enters, seeking...
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