Its Autumn 1925, and a killer uncannily like Englands Jack the Ripper
is stalking the streets of Paris and preying on young women. Michael Ward is a journalist
newly arrived to the Left Bank.

When he falls in with Jason Waddington, an expatriate American writer who introduces him
to the cafe scene and his crowd of writers and artists, Ward soon discovers that Jack de Paris
is not the only trouble afoot in the City of Light. Rumor has it that Waddington has written a
damaging roman clef about his friends and tempers are rising as fear of the killer grips
the city.

When the body of Laure Duclos is found, it seems their circle has finally been touched by Jack.
But Ward has his doubts, and begins to wonder whether Laure was truly Jack de Pariss latest
victim, or if someone else was using the serial killer as a convenient cover to protect
themselves.

Geoffrey Howard is a retired British journalist who strives to add warmth and clarity to every audiobook. Says Howard, "I try to bring the listener as close as possible to the experience I'm having while reading it for the first time."