Dust and Shadow is now in paperback!
Coming December 1st.


At first it seemed the Ripper affair had scarred my friend Sherlock Holmes
 as badly as it had the city of London itself.

"Over the years, a number of mystery writers...have taken a crack
at imagining what might have occurred if the fictional Holmes had been called in to pursue the real Ripper.  Faye's is, by far, the most successful such effort."

—Timothy Rutten for the Los Angeles Times (full review)

"At long last, an author of rare talent combines a thorough, enthusiastic knowledge of the Sherlock Holmes canon with truly rigorous research into, and respect for, what remains one of the greatest and most horrifying unsolved murder cases in modern history: the Jack the Ripper killings. Where others have failed, Lyndsay Faye's extremely impressive debut novel succeeds, on every level, providing thrilling entertainment without blatant exploitation. It will instantly take a place of distinction among the best attempts of contemporary authors to continue the work of Arthur Conan Doyle, and is, quite simply, a must for
Holmes fans and Ripperologists alike."

—Caleb Carr, author of The Alienist

"Any fan of Sherlock Holmes has at some point wished Conan Doyle had set the brilliant detective's singular mind against his most notorious real-life contemporary, Jack the Ripper. Lyndsay Faye finally makes that wish reality. Dust and Shadow reads with authenticity and flavor--as if Faye had been alongside Holmes and Watson witnessing their greatest challenge--giving us a novel that Holmes fans,
 Ripper-case aficionados and all lovers of great stories will relish."

—Matthew Pearl, author of The Dante Club and The Last Dickens

“Lyndsay Faye's depiction of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and their world is exceptional in Dust and Shadow, an exciting and grimly vivid tale that confronts the murderous Jack the Ripper with A. Conan Doyle's immortal detective better than ever before.”

—the Conan Doyle Estate

“Lyndsay Faye's Dust and Shadow is a rare gem: a never-told story about Sherlock Holmes that rings true! The voices are near-perfect, her research impeccable—all in all, a feast for fans of the 
Great Detective and the Good Doctor and for those thrilled by the hunt for Jack the Ripper!”

—Leslie S. Klinger, editor of The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes

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