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Capturing the Devil

by Kerri Maniscalco

🌶️fade to black·spoiler·Stalking Jack the Ripper #4·✓ Series Complete

Why Read This?

A thrilling finale where a brilliant detective duo faces their most terrifying killer yet inside a literal Murder Hotel — and the slow-burn romance finally gets its hard-earned, heart-stopping payoff.

Synopsis

In the shocking finale to the bestselling series that began with Stalking Jack the Ripper, Audrey Rose and Thomas are on the hunt for the depraved, elusive killer known as the White City Devil. A deadly game of cat-and-mouse has them fighting to stay one step ahead of the brilliant serial killer---or see their fateful romance cut short by unspeakable tragedy. Audrey Rose Wadsworth and Thomas Cresswell have landed in America, a bold, brash land unlike the genteel streets of London they knew. But like London, the city of Chicago hides its dark secrets well. When the two attend the spectacular World's Fair, they find the once-in-a-lifetime event tainted with reports of missing people and unsolved murders. Determined to help, Audrey Rose and Thomas begin their investigations, only to find themselves facing a serial killer unlike any they've heard of before. Identifying him is one thing, but capturing him---and getting dangerously lost in the infamous Murder Hotel he constructed as a terrifying torture device---is another. Will Audrey Rose and Thomas see their last mystery to the end---together and in love---or will their fortunes finally run out when their most depraved adversary makes one final, devastating kill?

At a Glance

4.18 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

forced proximityslow burnpartners to lovers

Mood

mysteriousdramaticsuspensefulthrillingdark

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.18 ★

Page Count

464 pages

Published

2019

Primary Genre

Young Adult

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Single Narrator (female)

Narrator

Nicola Barber

Narrator Count

Single

Narration Style

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

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Characters

FMC: academic / bookworm sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

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graphic violencemurderdeathkidnappinggorepsychological traumatortureviolencetraumadeath of loved onePTSDemotional abuseknife violenceattempted murdersexual violence themesserial killerstalkingbloodanxietymental illnessbody horrormutilationautopsy scenesmedical procedurescorpse examination

World & Setting

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Reading Context

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