Why read A Knife in the Fog?

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Winner of Killer Nashville's 2019 Silver Falchion Award for Mystery and Edgar Finalist for Best First Novel, its audiobook won Audiofile Magazine's Earphone Award for Mystery and Suspense. Recently named as a "Recommended Read" by the Arthur Conan Doyle Estate.

This debut novel is the first in a series starring…

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Why read it?

1 author picked A Knife in the Fog as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Vicky Earle

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I loved the creativity and intensity of this mystery, which features Margaret Harness and Arthur Conan Doyle.

I was captivated by the setting of London, UK, in 1888–the time of the Whitechapel murders (Jack the Ripper). Harper brings fascinating characters to life and paints a vivid scene of abject poverty.

I was enthralled by this piece of historical fiction and loved Harper’s ingenuity in casting Arthur Conan Doyle as a detective, much like his creation, Sherlock Holmes.

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