BEHIND CLOSED DOORS by Brian L Porter
In
1888, while Jack the Ripper stirred fear in the hears of London residents,
there was another, unknown, serial killer running loose, dumping his victims in
the tunnels of the new Underground Railway system. With all the manpower being used for the
search of Jack the Ripper, the case was assigned to Albert Norris, previously
of the Scotland Yard, but now demoted to Inspector of the London Police
Force. Hampered by the constraints
placed on him by his upper command and high government officials, Norris nonetheless
perseveres, going against all odds to catch the killer.
This
was an entertaining historical thriller, well written for the time period
involved. The settings and the people
were believable and there were plot twists to keep me bouncing back and forth
on who the real villain was. I did think
some the dialogue was flat, as well as some of the personality traits, but that
might be the difference from an American to an English standpoint.
I
did find several handfuls of proofreading errors, which lowered my rating. I look forward to reading more about
Inspector Albert Norris. I give
it 4 feathers and recommend this who-dun-it thriller.
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