|summary=Victorian London is sweltering. Cholera is rife in the city, and the morgue is full. And then Hatton, an expert in the new science of forensics, finds himself embroiled in a series of violent murders in the Irish community.
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"You don't need to read [[Devoured by D E Meredith|Devoured]] the first book in this series, to enjoy this one, but it would be a shame to miss it! And once you've finished all the Sherlock Holmes tales you can get your hands on, you might want to try [[Betrayal at Lisson Grove by Anne Perry]].