The Severed Streets

The Severed Streets (2016) Paul Cornell narrated by Damian Lynch (The Shadow Police #2)

Trigger Warnings: there are not detailed descriptions, but if a bad thing can happen, it likely happens in this series.

You despair about making accurate judgements about anyone. Well, I’m here to tell you, boy, it was always thus. And that doubt of yours is the first sign of wisdom.

‘Let’s say that the still-unidentified corpse wasn’t really Jack the Ripper. Hypothetically,’ said Lofthouse. ‘Where would someone get such a corpse?’

‘I would imagine, said Sue, ‘assuming whoever did this had the interests of the great British public in mind, it would have been ethically sourced.’

Lofthouse arrived. She was staring in amazement at Quill.

‘Yeah,’ he said. He wondered if she’d hug him or something.

She looked him up and down and finally nodded. ‘Right,’ she said.

‘Indeed.’

‘Good,’ she said, then seemed to decide she had to put a stop to this unseemly outpouring of emotion.

Characters: Kevin Sefton, Detective Inspector James Quill, Anthony Costain, Lisa Ross, Sarah Quill, Jessica Quill, Superintendent Rebecca Lofthouse, Joe, Neil Gaiman, Barry Keel, Terry Keel, John the Rat King, Michael Spatley MP, Brian Tunstall, Sir Geoffrey Staunce, Jennifer Staunce, Rupert Rudlin, Detective Chief Inspector Jason Forrest, Geoff Sumpter, Frankie Boyle, Russell Vincent, Maggie, Miss Haversham, Bernie the Bitch, Anna Lassiter, Rita and Sue, Mary Arthur, The Smiling Man

Publisher: Audible Studios

Rating: 9.5/10

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