Synopses & Reviews
Set in New York City in 1882, this hilarious story chronicles the adventures of Police Chief Caleb Spencer and his cohorts, Evening Post reporter Liz Smith and Mayor Teddy Roosevelt, as they unravel the mystery of the world's first serial killer, Jack the Jolly Thwacker.
Review
"With an opening paragraph ripe for the Bulwer-Lytton 'Dark and Stormy Night' contest, it's clear that this over-the-top send-up of Caleb Carr's The Alienist will delight readers with a high tolerance for silly puns and meandering, adjective-laden, anachronistic prose." Library Journal
Review
"[A] slapstick satire that is more fun than the sum of its cliches....If those who devour such novels are willing to laugh at them, Elliott might be a bigger hit on bookshelves than he's been onscreen." Kirkus Reviews