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The year is 1888, it’s Ripper murders in the capital as the New World flaunts a Gilded Age. In London, best men seek solace in the gentlemen’s clubs, away places catering to their every interest.

Sizar’s is a secret one, a new-club breed that lures athletic workhouse lads with the bait of a better life. But when a pledge gets dead-snagged under West Pier, a Scotland Yard detective hunts for clues.

 

Scandals wash in, bodies mount, boys clash in jealous pursuit, death keeps things fresh and gone ones haunt as five men tell the tale of the curious case of the beautiful creature under the pier.

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“Brennan (Loose Lips) impresses with this atmospheric whodunit set against the backdrop of Jack the Ripper’s killing spree in 1888 London.”

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