Prefecture D William Beverly No Exit Press FF Paperback 2016 from the Thames

from the Thames

unflinching graphic telling of Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel prostitutes he butchered

paralysed in a motorbike accident

and a quick inquiry showed he had been using a fake passport and at least two names

His mistake is that he chooses as his primary back William Hubbard

Prefecture D William Beverly No Exit Press FF Paperback 2016 from the Thames'Prefecture D' continues Hideo Yokoyama's exploration of the themes of obsession, saving face, office politics and inter departmental conflicts. Placing everyday characters between a rock and a hard place and then dialling up the pressure, he blends and balances the very Japanese with the very accessible, to spectacular effect.