Step into the gaslit streets of Victorian Edinburgh with Craig Russell’s *Hyde: A Novel*, a dark and compelling reimagining of the Jekyll and Hyde legend. Meet Captain Edward Hyde, a brilliant but unsettling detective grappling with a hidden affliction: amnesiac episodes and vivid nightmares. When a gruesome murder echoing ancient Celtic rituals rocks the city, Hyde’s investigation leads him down a perilous path, forcing him to confront not only a cunning killer but also the terrifying possibility that he himself is somehow involved. Published by Doubleday in 2021, this atmospheric hardcover thriller weaves historical detail with supernatural suspense, perfect for fans of gothic horror and intricate mysteries. Russell, acclaimed for his Jan Fabel crime series, masterfully crafts a tale of duality, identity, and the dark secrets lurking beneath Edinburgh’s respectable faade. Delve into a world where reality blurs with nightmare, and the line between good and evil becomes terrifyingly thin. Explore themes of identity, duality, and the hidden monsters within. A must-read for those who enjoy authors such as Caleb Carr and Simone St. James, and shows like “Ripper Street”.
Hyde: A Novel
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From the internationally acclaimed author, a stunning gothic reimagining of the Jekyll and Hyde story in which Captain Edward Hyde, chief detective of Victorian Edinburgh, investigates a gruesome murder that may unmask his own darkest secret
Victorian Edinburgh. Captain Edward Henry Hyde is chief detective for the City of Edinburgh Police; as such, he is responsible for investigating all murders and serious crimes in the city. Hyde is a striking but severe-looking man who provokes unease, and often fear, in those who encounter him. Nevertheless, Edward Hyde is truly a good man … though he wrestles fiercely with his own unique demons.
When Hyde finds himself at the scene of a heinous murder, with no idea of how he got there or the events leading up to the discovery, his alarm is triggered on two levels. First, the crime scene is brutal and involves the Threefold Death, an ancient Celtic rite of sacrifice entangled with dark Scottish spiritual mythology. Second, Hyde’s inability to remember any detail of his arrival at the crime scene makes him immediately fret about the secret he keeps from all but his physician: He suffers from a rare form of epilepsy that causes him to lose timeamnesiac absences where he cannot account for his actionsand nocturnal seizures that manifest themselves as vivid and lucid dreams.
As Hyde begins his investigation of the murder in a city on edge, he finds himself not only searching for real world clues, but trying to unravel the significance of the imagery in the otherworld of his dreaming. His investigation leads to the very places he fears, but has never fully imagined.
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