| Awards | |
| 1997 - Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel nominee | |
| Characters | |
| Thomas Pitt (Male) , Police superintendent , Married , Father , Working class | |
| Charlotte Ellison Pitt (Female) , Married , Mother , Aristocrat | |
| Genre | |
| Historical | |
| Mystery | |
| Fiction | |
| Topics | |
| Serial killings | |
| Prostitutes | |
| Setting | |
| London, England - Europe | |
| Time Period | |
| 1890 -- 19th century | |