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Reviewed by Anne Boling for Readers' Favorite
Author David Morrell has long been one of my favorite authors. He has a long list of best sellers including Rambo, the Brotherhood of the Rose, and Creepers. He is well known for his high octane action thrillers. His latest book, Murder as a Fine Art, is a bit different from his previous books but still up to his usual high standards. He deftly transports readers back to London, 1854 where he combines fact and fiction to give readers a satisfying thriller. The main character, Thomas De Quincey, actually existed as did the crime referred to as the Ratcliffe Highway murders – a series of mass killings that equaled those of Jack the Ripper for terrifying London and all of England. Thomas De Quincey was obsessed with the Ratcliffe Highway murders and wrote about them in an essay he titled: On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts. He was the first person to write about drug addiction in his essay Confessions of an English Opium-Eater.
In Murder as a Fine Art, we travel along with De Quincey through the streets and prisons of London as he searches for a gifted killer. There seems to be a hidden connection between the murderer and De Quincey. Suspicion falls on De Quincey and he must fight to clear his name. De Quincey’s daughter is a very intelligent and capable character. However, she was a woman in 1854 where women were not encouraged and in fact discouraged from thinking. I also loved Constable Becker. This tale demonstrates the culture of the era. Once again David Morrell has stretched and exercised his great talent.
