Peter Ackroyd\'s first novel for Minerva, and his first book in a highly publicised ten-year deal with Reed. "A flawlessly good read." >Observer.
Part fable, part adventure, and part Gothic comedy, it is an extremely erudite expression of Ackroyd\'s love for Victorian popular culture.
Set against the extraordinary cityscape of Victorian London, it concerns a music hall comedian who becomes implicated in a number of richly sinister scenes and episodes including a series of "ripper" style murders.
Peter Ackroyd\'s first novel for Minerva, and his first book in a highly publicised ten-year deal with Reed