<p><strong>Beasts of London is an intricately crafted reconstruction of a time that existed and a man who - hopefully - did not.-Renee April author of the <em>Molten Crown</em> trilogy.</strong></p><p></p><p>In the dark streets of deepest London Bartholomew searches for answers. But when the answers find him he's thrown into a hidden world of the unknown the unknowable and the downright monstrous.</p><p></p><p>Under the tutelage of-or perhaps kidnapped by-one of the last hunters fighting the secret war between man and monster Bartholomew investigates the death of a man seemingly dropped from the sky the latest in a series of murders around the city. One tenuous link connects them all-the legendary Bethlehem Hospital... Bedlam.</p><p></p><p>As Bartholomew and his mentor immerse themselves in this new mystery others begin to surround him with their nagging questions; who is the cackling coach driver with silver hair and laughing eyes? Why is the house tended by a giant walking corpse who serves sandwiches as delicate as their voice? Why does everyone flinch from his mentor the man who works beside him?</p><p></p><p>Just who is Jean Reynard?</p><p></p><p><strong>Fans of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's <em>Sherlock Holmes </em>Robin Hobb's <em>Farseer Trilogy</em> and players of <em>Assassin's Creed Syndicate </em>will enjoy sinking their teeth into the fantastically detailed world of Maloney's London and the complex characters he has created.</strong></p>