num_pages: 342
description: August 1888 - On a foggy night in London, consulting detective Lady Evangeline St. Claire rescues prostitute Rhiannon Moore from the clutches of a bloodthirsty murderer who would come to be known as Jack the Ripper. The two women embark upon an investigation into an unrelated case that soon becomes a race against a killer whose only motive is madness. While trying to save themselves and each other, Evangeline and Rhiannon fall desperately in love. Even as they plunge headlong into danger and romance, the would-be lovers learn that blood is... Black by Gaslight .
language: English
title: Black by Gaslight
titlecomplete: Black by Gaslight
characters: Sherrinford Pike, Rhiannon Moore, Jack the Ripper, Dr. Ormond Sacker, Lady Evangeline (Lina) St. Claire
genres: Lesbian Fiction, Mystery, Fiction, Queer, Historical Fiction, Crime, Lesbian, Historical, LGBT
ratings_count: 88
places: London, England
series: Gaslight
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY)
category: Best Gay/Lesbian, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Lesbian Fiction Readers' Choice Award
category: Favorite Lesbian Mystery Book
publisher: Cavalier Press