Review: An enjoyable read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 28, 2012
An interesting story with a credible depiction of life in mid-1800s London.  Though you won't get the character development you'd get from Dickens, you will encounter disease, peddlers, thieves, street walkers, etc... amid the rampant poverty of 1841 London.  I would have liked for a more fast-paced story but it's a solid tale in any case and I particularly liked the first-person narrative as seen through the eyes of Jack Brodie.  Other reviewers have gone into sufficient details of the plot so I won't repeat what they've said already but I will note that in some respects the story reminded me of a Sherlock Holmes adventure.  Once again we have a protagonist who aligns as needed with the criminal element while simultaneously working at odds with the local police.  With the belief that the end justifies the  means.  All-in-all an enjoyable story!