Grade ToTwelfth Grade
SynopsisFrom the author of The Perfect Place to Die, Don't Go to Sleep, and A Family of Killers comes another chilling historical mystery. As bombs light up the night sky, a killer waits in the shadows. London, 1942. Every night the city endures air raids and blackouts. But hiding in the chaos of the war is a murderer who stalks the streets. Someone is hunting women, then disappearing into the dark before anyone even knew he was there. When seventeen-year-old Mary Churchill finds her new friend Evelyn brutally murdered, she takes it upon herself to investigate. As she gets further into the case, she discovers more shocking murders. All women, all strangled and mutilated...all connected. With the city gripped by the fear of war and the police overwhelmed and understaffed, Mary risks everything to unmask a killer who thrives in the dark. Inspired by the infamous real-life case of the Blackout Ripper, Death in the Dark follows a fictional Mary Churchill as she pursues a killer through bombed-out streets and underground shelters to the heart of wartime London. If Mary doesn't bring the killer to justice, she could be his next victim., When multiple women are found murdered in their London homes during The Blitz, seventeen-year-old Mary Churchill vows to uncover the identity of the Blackout Ripper, even if it puts her own life at risk. From the author of The Perfect Place to Die and Don't Go to Sleep comes another chilling historical mystery. Seventeen-year-old Mary Churchill feels helpless as London is ravaged by air raids and mandatory blackouts. As the youngest daughter of the Prime Minister, she longs to do something important, to help those in less fortunate circumstances. On a night out on the town, she connects with an older woman who is in-between jobs and promises to meet her again the next day. Except she never shows up. Mary has a sense that something is wrong, so she decides to go searching--and finds her brutally murdered. Horrified, Mary immediately goes to the police. But there's a war happening, and they don't have enough manpower to fully dedicate themselves to the murder case. So, Mary takes it upon herself to investigate. The deeper she falls into the case, the more shocking murders she finds. All women, all strangled and mutilated. This is her chance to do something to actually help, to find out who is responsible for the murders and make sure they never have a chance to harm anyone else. Against the backdrop of bombings and darkness, Mary searches the streets of London for any clues she might ascertain and finds herself in a game of cat-and-mouse with the Blackout Ripper. If only one of them can make it out alive, does Mary have what it takes to make sure its her?