Part of Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, book 3
First published 2015
Simon uncovers a shocking truth about one of history's most notorious killers. The Jack the Ripper murders that terrorized Victorian London were not the work of an ordinary madman. Jack was something far more sinister, and he was brought down by an unlikely hero: Will Herondale, a Shadowhunter from the London Institute. As Simon pieces together this hidden history, he learns that his former parabatai Will led a team of Victorian demon hunters in a deadly confrontation with the supernatural force behind the Whitechapel murders. The revelation connects Simon's present to a dark chapter of Shadowhunter history, where the line between human evil and demonic influence blurred in London's fog-shrouded streets. This discovery forces Simon to confront how the past shapes the present in ways he never imagined.
Genres: historical-fiction, mystery, fantasy, supernatural, thriller, 19th-century
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, hidden-history, supernatural-elements
Setting: London, Whitechapel
Period: Victorian Era
40 pages · Kindle Edition · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Content warnings: violence