The Moon’s More Feeble Fire

Pathologist Dr. Jack Cuthbert is called in to investigate when a string of gruesome murders in 1930s London leave Scotland Yard wondering if they have a new Jack the Ripper on their hands in this clever follow-up to The Silent House of Sleep.

She was someone’s daughter . . .

In 1930, the killing of a Soho prostitute is hardly a priority for Scotland Yard. But when a second and then a third woman are killed in suspiciously similar circumstances, the officers sit up and take notice. Could this be the work of a new Ripper-like serial killer? Only one person can find out: tall and striking but harboring dark secrets of his own, Scottish pathologist Dr. Jack Cuthbert dedicates his formidable mind to the latest developments in the new science of forensics.

Dr. Cuthbert’s investigation takes him deep into London’s underbelly, where the vices of drugs, prostitution, and human trafficking proliferate across class divides. The forensic puzzle of the three murdered women presents one of the most baffling cases of his career. But one faded photograph may just hold the answers he has been seeking.

The great strength of the series is its technical authenticity. . . He not only knows his stuff, but he knows how to communicate it.”
—Edward James, Historical Novels Society

Fans of Rennie Airth’s moody historical mysteries will love this.”
―Publishers Weekly (starred review) for The Silent House of Sleep

Allan Gaw studied medicine at Glasgow University and trained as a pathologist. Having worked in the NHS and universities in the UK and the US, he took early retirement and now devotes his time to writing. His published non-fiction works include medical textbooks and magazine articles on topics as diverse as the thalidomide story, the medical challenges of space travel and the medico-legal consequences of the Hillsborough disaster.

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