First published 3019
In the grimy underworld of 18th-century London, a barber named Sweeney Todd carves a bloody trail of vengeance. Fueled by a thirst for justice after a cruel injustice, Todd teams up with the scheming Mrs. Lovett to dispatch his victims through their shared business: a barbershop upstairs, a meat pie shop downstairs. As the bodies pile up and the noose tightens, can anyone stop this murderous duo before the city runs red with blood?
Genres: historical-fiction, mystery, crime, thriller, 19th-century, dark
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, morally-ambiguous-protagonist
Setting: England, London
Period: 18th Century
197 pages · Paperback · Robson Books
Content warnings: gore, violence