This #1 New York Times bestseller is a deliciously creepy horror novel with a story inspired by the Ripper murders and an unexpected, terrifying ending.

Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born as a lord’s daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretching out before her. But amidst social gatherings and fitting silk dresses, she leads a forbidden, secret life. Contrary to her father’s strict wishes and society’s expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle’s laboratory to study the grisly practice of medical criminology.

When her work with a series of violently murdered corpses involves her in the investigation of a serial killer, her pursuit of answers pulls her back into her own protected world. The shocking twists of her story, complemented by authentic, sinister photographs from the era, make this dazzling, #1 bestseller debut from author Kerri Maniscalco unforgettable.