Description

In the mid-summer of the first year of the 20th century, a killer heatwave grips the city of Toronto. And it s not the only killer out there.A very public suicide and a gruesome murder trigger fear and panic that, after an 11-year hiatus, England s notorious Jack the Ripper has not only resurfaced but is now stalking Toronto s melting-pot slum, St. John s Ward, simply known as The Ward .
As the events combine to stretch the resources and capacity of the Metropolitan Toronto police, they reluctantly enlist the fading skills of inspector Ifan Davies, a one-time gang member, petty thief and whore-house muscle from the very streets he now returns.Now middle-aged, he brings plenty of baggage, damaged by alcohol, drugs and crippling memories of a tragic love.
Through his connections to the underworld, we follow Davies and a cast of colourful characters through the belly of this urban squalour. Here he fights not only his addiction but also the privileged powers who run the city, its police – and very possibly the country- to uncover the truth behind the Ripper s trans-Atlantic return.