Diary of the Dead

NOTE: this book was previously published under the title Diary from the Grave by Sapere Books

B>New York 1893: is a mystery killer preying on Manhattan’s elite? . . . When a trail of High Society girls die without obvious cause, an “untouchable” detective and forensic analyst are drafted in to catch the serial killer. After several debutantes from rich families are targeted in mysterious circumstances, aristocratic English pathologist Finley Jameson and streetwise New York cop Joseph Argenti start a deeply challenging manhunt. At the same time, Argenti finds himself in life threatening battles against some of the city’s most notorious gangsters, all with self-enriching agendas, who are trying to either corrupt or kill him. The girls’ deaths have been mainly been put down to natural causes – but there is nothing natural about young women dying suddenly in their prime. It seems New York’s High Society has been too quick to brush over the deaths to stop hysteria over a serial killer from exploding. Jameson and Argenti go back over the cases to see how many might be linked. And as their investigation intensifies they start to wonder if there might be not one serial killer, but two . . . Diary of the Dead is the second crime thriller in the Jameson & Argenti Victorian mystery series: hard-boiled urban investigations into serial killers that are packed full of suspense. REVIEWERS ON THE JAMESON & ARGENTI SERIES: “Matthews tells a great story laced with pathos and unexpected twists.” — Amazon reviewer. “A thrilling tale of murder, corruption and trust” - Uncorked Thoughts. “An exciting, captivating, thrilling and believable read” - House of Books. “Well told; gritty and gruesome in all the right places, and with plenty of action.” - Books Butterfly. "John Matthews ticked all the right boxes. . . invoked a sense of realism which helped transport me to the time where this heinous tale of bloodshed was splashed across the headlines” - Just a Guy That Likes to Read.


Genre: Mystery