A gripping, immersive historical murder mystery in which a wayward boy from London's East End is pulled into the hunt for a serial killer on the eve of the Crimean War London, 1854. Twenty-one-year-old Ben Canaan attracts trouble wherever he goes. His father wants him to be a good Jewish son, working for the family business on Whitechapel Road, but Ben and his friends, the 'Good-for-Nothings', just want adventure. Then the discovery of an enigmatic letter and a photograph of a beautiful woman offer an escapade more dangerous than anything he'd imagined. Suddenly Ben is thrown into a mystery that takes him all the way to Constantinople, the jewel of an empire and the centre of a world on the brink of war. His only clue is three words: 'The White Death'. Now he must find what links a string of grisly murders, following a trail through kingmaking and conspiracy, poison and high politics, bloodshed and betrayal. In a city of deadly secrets, no one is safe - and one wrong step could cost Ben his life.

"Impressive... Enthralling... From the tenements of London's Jewish East End, to the lush costumes of the slowly declining Ottoman Empire, Goldin brings a long-lost era to life in vivid, evocative detail" - Financial Times

"An inventive story rich in detail that ducks and dives just like its hero. Unputdownable" - Sun, 5*

"A rip-roaring adventure... A zip-along plot, packed full of political machinations, strange deaths and ruinous romance" - Daily Mail

"A gripping historical mystery" - Glamour, 'Best September Books'

"A most promising historical debut by a new British author. Both traditional and gritty, this fast-moving romp makes for wonderful entertainment" - CrimeTime

"Entertaining... the writing is as colourful and bouncy as Ben's character" - Literary Review