The notorious author Thomas De Quincey turns detective in a harrowing Victorian thriller from master storyteller David Morrell.

An artist of death is stalking Victorian London, recreating earlier masterpieces of murder.

Police suspicion falls on the notorious 'opium-eater' Thomas De Quincey, recently returned to the capital, who wrote in detail about the original crimes. Someone is using his essays as inspiration - and he must uncover the truth before the killer completes his work.

In MURDER AS A FINE ART, London becomes a battleground between a literary star and a brilliant murderer - whose lives are linked by secrets long buried, but never forgotten.

"A gaslit gallop through Victorian London" - Financial Times

"[An] exceptional historical mystery...page-flipping action, taut atmosphere, and multifaceted characters" - Booklist

"Shockingly real...Morrell's thorough and erudite research of the people and culture of the British Empire's heyday informs every page. A literary thriller that pushes the envelope of fear" - Associated Press

"Masterful...brilliantly plotted....evokes 1854 London with such finesse that you'll hear the hooves clattering on cobblestones" - Entertainment Weekly

"Brilliant. Everything works - the horrifying depiction of the murders, the asides explaining the impact of train travel on English society, nail-biting action sequences - making this book an epitome of the intelligent page-turner." - Publishers Weekly

"Praise for David Morrell" - .

"The finest thriller writer living today, bar none." - Steve Berry

"A master of suspense....If you're reading Morrell, you're sitting on the edge of your seat." - Michael Connelly

"An absolute master of the thriller" - Dean Koontz

"The father of the modern action novel" - Vince Flynn

"Nobody does this better than David Morrell" - Lee Child

"A titan among thriller writers." - Joseph Finder

"Master storyteller David Morrell . . . thrills us with heart-pounding suspense while tugging at our emotions." - Tess Gerritsen