Publisher's Synopsis
Robert Louis Stevenson is hunting a monster.
London, the latter half of the 19th Century. A writer, trying to find inspiration, walks home alone for the evening only to find himself in unfamiliar surroundings.
Cut off on all sides he is attacked by a mysterious creature leaping down from the rooftops, trapping its prey. Were it not for a couple of nefarious Samaritans, the writer Robert Louis Stevenson may not have survived that night...but this was simply the catalyst that kick-started a series of events that would lead Stevenson to write one of his most famous works - Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - in this fictitious retelling of history.
In The Strange Case of Robert Louis Stevenson, the celebrated author must face his fears and overcome inner demons as he joins forces with his old school friend, Detective Jacob Hawkins, to investigate a series of sightings of a bizarre, spring-heeled creature across the rooftops of Whitechapel.
Will they uncover the truth behind this beast stalking the city streets?
Will they finally reveal the identity of one of London's most notorious villains?
