Jack the Ripper is on the loose, terrorizing the streets of London’s seamy East End

In this fast-paced novel set in the Victorian London, a string of heinous murders in London’s East End has Inspector Abberline of Scotland Yard baffled and his boss, Commissioner Sir Charles Warren furious that no arrests have been made of the culprit the newspapers have dubbed “Jack the Ripper”. With pressure for an arrest mounting, a reluctant Abberline calls on Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson for assistance.

Using a combination of intuition, luck, and good old-fashioned police work, the trail they follow leads them directly to Baron Antonio Barlucci. The wealthy Italian financier is a long time family friend of Sir Charles and a ruthless vampire. His trail of blood stretches from Paris to London and if he’s not captured soon an innocent young Italian immigrant will swing from the gallows for a murder he didn’t commit.

The baron, though, has other plans. He’s come to London to enlist the aid of a young American, Dr Alan Tremaine, to cure his vampirism. To complicate matters, the baron has fallen in love with Sir Charles’s niece, Abigail Drake.

Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts, “Jack the Ripper” aficionados and fans of old-school vampires will find something to love in this meticulously researched novel that dares cross multiple genres.

First things first I preferred this book to read solely because of the title Sherlock Holmes- The Whitechapel Vampire. Being an ardent fan of Sherlock Holmes stories I couldn’t keep this book unnoticed. Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper stories are combined in this book, where Jack the Ripper is a 600-year-old vampire.

I haven’t read any vampire stories before, so this was my first vampire read. Sherlock Holmes investigates the brutal murders of women at White-chapel which had been committed by this vampire, Jack the ripper. The story set up in Victorian London.

It is indeed a thriller but not a hardcore one. The plot was somewhat predictable, no twist and turns. It has all sort of Sherlockian elements like deduction, but missed some intrigue elements, especially on the vampire(Jack the Ripper) part.

The author has bestowed justice to both the stories altogether. The ending of the book was vague and abrupt. I have a little disappointed by the book. It doesn’t satisfy my expectation. I would recommend this book to everyone including children because you will get reading Sherlock Holmes in the contemporary English language.