The Black Hand

About the book

When a body of an Italian assassin is discovered floating in a barrel in the East End of Victorian London, inquiry agent Cyrus Barker and his assistant Thomas Llewelyn are tasked with conducting an investigation. As more bodies start to surface in various locations throughout London, each one carrying a note from the Mafia Black Hand, Barker and Llewelyn find themselves delving deeper into the vendettas between competing Italian crime groups. The lines between friend and foe become blurred as they uncover the complexities of the situation.