The Whitechapel Full Moon Society

Praise for The Whitechapel Full Moon Society

“DeLozier paints [Caroline] and the other Whitechapel residents with such warmth….The author also brings great humanity to the Ripper’s victims, marrying supernatural terrors to the very real ones faced by women (especially single, economically vulnerable ones)—a story that tragically continues today.”
—New York Times Book Review

“Step into Jack the Ripper’s late 19th century London in Elizabeth DeLozier’s utterly immersive The Whitechapel Full Moon Society, a deeply atmospheric novel crackling with delicious tension and mystery. Caroline Foster arrives in London in search of her brother, and, finding him missing, takes a position as a maid in a colorful boarding house pulsing with secrets. The home’s previous maid was murdered by Jack the Ripper, who’s still on the loose, and as Caroline tries desperately to find her lost brother, it seems that the shadowy killer is drawing ever closer, along with a convergence of mysterious circumstances that threaten to ensnare Caroline. This thrillingly original look at the real-life murders of Jack the Ripper weaves together an imperiled heroine, a supernatural mystery, a simmering love story, and a heartwarming tale of finding one’s place in the world, all converging in one wonderfully unputdownable read.”
—Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names

“Elizabeth DeLozier’s sophomore novel is a howling good time. Orphaned Caroline Foster arrives in London broke and desperate, in search of the brother that is her only remaining family—but Charlie is missing and London is awash in terror of Jack the Ripper’s latest spree. Caroline’s only option is to take a job as a maid at the Whitechapel Full Moon Society where her brother was a member and an eclectic band of men hold monthly dinner parties on the full moon—parties that may just be connected to the Ripper’s string of murders. Lush, evocative, suspenseful—I read The Whitechapel Full Moon Society in one sitting.”
—Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Briar Club

“The Whitechapel Full Moon Society manages, like its own members, to be many things at once: it’s as propulsive as a thriller, as dreamy as a poem, as seductive as a beckoning finger. It’s dark alleys, dried blood, rustling silk, and bittersweet letters from lost kin. I stayed up all night to read this one.”
—Emma Törzs, author of Ink Blood Sister Scribe

“DeLozier’s beautiful prose carries us to a gritty, vibrant, utterly convincing Victorian England, and a possible answer to the age-old mystery of Jack the Ripper. It’s a compelling tale of tragedy and triumph, love lost and found, and the courage of a brave girl alone in a time full of terror, all during a day when well-bred young women were expected to be chaperoned at every moment. A great read!”
—Louisa Morgan, author of A Secret History of Witches

“An enthralling journey into the dark heart of Victorian London, The Whitechapel Full Moon Society is an exquisitely rendered world of locked rooms and enigmatic characters. It was a treat to keep pace with Caroline, our exciting heroine, as she raced to against time to unravel the insidious and many-layered mystery. I found the story suspenseful and satisfyingly macabre, with smart grounding in the ancient lore of Britain. Fans of Weyward will be pulled right in!”
—Anna Rasche, author of The Stone Witch of Florence

“The novel combines three mysteries into a single compelling story led by a character on her own journey from sickly, sheltered, middle-class country girl into a strong, self-sufficient woman who refuses to back down from anyone—even Jack the Ripper. Readers who love gothic mystery and who enjoyed the combination of villainy, monstrosity, and legend in Theodora Goss’s The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter will adore DeLozier’s latest.”
—Library Journal

“This novel is for readers who love a mashup of genres, particularly paranormal fantasy and mystery thrillers. DeLozier effectively mixes the detective murder mystery background of Jack the Ripper with the supernatural world…. This story is not just layered; it’s woven together like a fine fabric…. Readers should savor this rich and enticing story.”
—BookTrip

“Since it’s set in London in 1888, it should come as no surprise that The Whitechapel Full Moon Society is about Jack the Ripper — at least in part. But author Elizabeth DeLozier has found a unique angle to give her tale, and her angle includes, in part, remembering the victims, especially Mary Jane Kelly. DeLozier makes the point more than once that the women who were killed were wives, daughters, mothers, people in their own right and not just victims of a famous killer, and she does a nice job of spotlighting them.”
—Crime Fiction

“Writing with verve and flair, DeLozier, in her sophomore outing (after Eleanore of Avignon), offers a fresh take on the Jack the Ripper mythos and adds a paranormal twist…. Fans of historical fantasy mysteries with a touch of dark romance will adore this one.”
—FirstCLUE