People of Abandoned Character by Clare Whitfield
Paperback published 1st October 2020 by Head of Zeus
London, 1888: young nurse Susannah rushes into marriage with a wealthy surgeon. She returns home from honeymoon with her new husband wrapped around her little finger.
But then everything changes. Thomas’s behavior becomes volatile and violent. He stays out all night, returning home bloodied and full of secrets.
When the first woman is murdered in Whitechapel, Susannah’s interest is piqued. But as she follows the reports of the ongoing hunt for the killer, her mind takes her down the darkest path imaginable.
Is it coincidence? Or is her husband the man they call Jack the Ripper?
Every time Thomas stays out late, another victim is found dead.
My review
What would you do if you thought you had married a murder? He is my husband!
Honestly if you are going to read any book in October, this has got to be high up on the list.
Susannah is to become a nurse at London hospital, in Whitechapel. In 1888 susannah a nurse and Thomas a doctor were married in St Jude’s Whitechapel.
After they were married Thomas takes his wife Susannah back to his house. Thomas has a housekeeper, Mrs Wiggs.
Soon after Susannah arriving at his house they had their first argument, with Thomas storming out of the bedroom and didn’t come back until early hours.
In the morning it didn’t take long before Mrs Wiggs noticed the atmosphere betweenThomas and Susannah.
Thomas becomes quite frightening, Susannah notices he has violent outbursts slamming his palms down on the table with his vein throbbing in his forehead.
They had only been married a few weeks and already Susannah had become confused by her husband’s behaviour. Thomas excuse for disappearing in the late evenings was of course he was working seeing private patients.
Susannah blood ran cold seeing in the newspapers women that have stabbed to death. When her husband comes home with blood covered on his white shirt, his excuse is that he was in a fight.
With reading about all this the women that had been murdered Susannah is now feeling horrified that her husband could be a murderer. Is her gut feeling right? Or is it all a coincidence? Or is her husband the man they call Jack the Ripper?
For many of us we all know about Jack the Ripper, therefore everyone is going to be talking about Susannah and Thomas in People of abandoned character.
I would like to thank midaspr and Head of Zeus for sending me this limited edition early proof copy page turning story to read and review and for inviting me to be part of the blog tour today.
About Clare Whitfield
Clare Whitfield is a UK writer living in a suburb where the main cultural landmark is a home store/Starbucks combo. She is the wife of a tattoo artist, mother of a small benign dictator and relies on a black Labrador for emotional stability. She has been a dancer, copywriter, amateur fire breather, buyer and mediocre weight lifter. This is her first novel.
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