S lick and sick is how fictional serial killers generally come these days but not in debut novelist alex grecian s historical thriller the yard where the murderer stumbles from killing to.

The yard alex grecian summary. Praise for the yard if charles dickens isn t somewhere clapping his hands for this one wilkie collins surely is new york times. The yard is alex grecian s debut novel. The yard starts off in london 1889 a romantic city but a city with rising crime. His notable works include the comic book series proof and the novels in the scotland yard s murder squad series.

Alex grecian s exuberantly grisly serial killer tale set in 1889 london picks up where the ripper left off the guardian uk lusciously rich with detail atmosphere and history and yet as fast paced as a locomotive the yard will keep you riveted from page one. Hello and welcome to the discussion group for the yard by alex grecian led by cathy crosthwaite and andi klash. London england 1889 the year after jack s infamous rampage. After leaving a career in advertising working on accounts that included harley davidson and the great american smokeout alex returned to his first love.

An inspector from scotland yard is found murdered stuffed into a trunk and left on a train platform. In the yard alex grecian offers a meticulously researched vision of the bustling city of london which teems with dickensian color. Alex grecian has worked for an ad agency on accounts for harley davidson cub foods and the great american smokeout before returning to writing fiction full time and raising his son. The yard book summary and study guide.

And this reader has put him firmly on her must read list. Detailed plot synopsis reviews of the yard. Alex grecian is an american author of short fiction novels comic books and graphic novels. Alex grecian booklist alex grecian message board.

Alex grecian is the national bestselling author of the scotland yard murder squad novels including the yard the black country and the forthcoming the devil s workshop. We are introduced to a newly formed group of twelve men who make up a squad in the london police nicknamed the yard. After the metropolitan police failed to solve that case a murder squad was formed within scotland yard. He is the national bestselling author of the scotland yard.

The yard the black country the devil s workshop the harvest man lost and gone forever and the blue girl. Is this work of jack the ripper or a copy cat killer.

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