A tale of romantic obsession, murder, and the supernatural. Scotland Yard medical examiner and detective Dr. William Scarlet must use his psychic ability to track down a vicious serial killer. - BOOK #1 IN THE DR. WILLIAM SCARLET MYSTERIES.
London, 1887. It's Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, and the entire country is celebrating. Until the murders begin. First, the madam of a brothel. Next, a private detective-whose mutilated body contains a message. Then children start disappearing, all of them vanishing from the city streets at dusk. And a handsome young artist who is the toast of the art world begins to go mad-while the woman who loves him tries to save him.
For Scotland Yard police surgeon and psychic William Scarlet, the cases begin to reveal mysterious links to each other. And why do all of his nightmares contain the same frightening image: a river of blood?
With its glimpse of Victorian London at the height of its Golden Age, chilling plot twists, vision of undying love, and portrait of a city gripped by fear, Red Season features the debut of a unique and unforgettable detective.