Synopsis
London swelters in June 1858, and trouble is brewing. Scotland Yard calls on forensic scientist Adolphus Hatton and his trusty assistant, Albert Roumande to help stop a series of violent murders of seemingly unconnected people, linked by the same macabre calling card. The investigators, who have a morgue full of cholera victims - all Irish, the poorest of the poor - must also unravel a bombing campaign led by agitator and priest Father O'Brian and his gang of would-be terrorists. Meanwhile Hatton finds himself falling under the spell of a beautiful woman. As the kaleidoscope of outlandish characters, dockside strikes, bomb blasts, and violent retribution reaches a crescendo, Hatton's skills are tested to the limit, taking readers from the wildflower meadows of Kent to an island with a shipwreck and a secret on a nail-biting race against time.
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Review
Praise for The Devil's Ribbon :
"This second series entry (Devoured, 2010) neatly combines history with a puzzling mystery and solid characterization." -- Kirkus
"A cholera outbreak plagues 1858 London in Meredith’s lively if often gruesome second historical featuring forensic professor Adolphus Hatton and his assistant, Albert Roumande... A chaotic chase leads to a startling climax." -- Publishers Weekly
About the Author
D.E. MEREDITH read English at Cambridge, then ran the press office and the land mines campaign for the Red Cross, travelling extensively to Bosnia, Afghanistan and Rwanda during the conflicts. She worked as a consultant on media relations for Greenpeace and other worthy causes before embarking on "The Hatton and Roumande Mysteries" series for St Martin's Press (DEVOURED, Oct 2010, THE DEVIL'S RIBBON Oct 2011). She has two boys, a tall husband, a barking (mad) Parsons Terrier and lives at a secret location on the River Thames. When not writing, she runs, rides her bike like a lunatic or eats home made cake. Visit her online at demeredith.com.
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