Sherlock Holmes looks on idle and infuriated from the sidelines while
evil has Whitechapel in the grip of fear, evil which bears the infamous
name of - Jack the Ripper - a name set to raise the hackles on people's
necks for generations to come. A fearful officialdom has declared
Sherlock 'persona non grata' but is suffering the wrath of public
opinion for its failure to bring the murderer to justice. Sherlock
suspects there is more to this ritual of death being performed on
London's darkened streets and makes plans for his own inquiry after an
ancient brotherhood makes contact. Stanza by stanza, the reader is
stirringly swept along as Allan Mitchell's rhythmic rhymes carry
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson toward their electrifying encounter
with the Menacing Monk.