Publisher's Synopsis
THIS NOVEL HAS EVERYTHING, CRIME, REVENGE, AND ROMANCE. "Move over, Agatha Christie, and make room for Ted Lampron. " HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by READERS FAVORITE - FIVE STARS
Emma Glider, a news reporter, investigates the identity of the New York Ripper. The Ripper is Lower Manhattan's first serial killer. He leaves a trail of terror that looks like Jack the Ripper of London.
An escaped psychopath known as the Mad Hatter sets his sights on New York's most revered stage actor, Edwin Booth. Joseph Pulitzer hires Emma Gilder to write for the New York World newspaper. The editor gives her a secret mission to uncover police corruption in Satan's Circus, a crime-ridden area of Manhattan. The assignment throws Emma into a dangerous world of deceit, where she gets caught in a web of evil and danger. Emma's investigation attracts the deranged killer, who watches her every move. Meanwhile, her closest friend, Victor Titus, has a secret the Mad Hatter will kill for. An explosive revelation that could ignite chaos in the U.S. government. As Emma races against time to expose the truth, she finds herself hunted by not only a brutal killer but also a corrupt policeman hell-bent on revenge. No one knows who the killer is, and the question lingers: is the New York Ripper responsible for the bloodshed, or could Jack the Ripper have come to Manhattan? Bleecker Street is a gripping tale of deceit and danger. A story that blurs the lines of good and evil and reveals a deadly game of deception. This Victorian-era thriller is based on true events.