From Printz Honor–winning and New York Times bestselling author Julie Berry, a true-crime-nail-biter-turned-mythic-odyssey pitting Jack the Ripper against Medusa. "A powerful exploration of human connection during nightmarish times" (Kirkus Reviews).
It's autumn 1888, and Jack the Ripper is on the run. As London police close in, he flees England for New York City seeking new victims. But a primal force of female vengeance has had enough. With serpents for hair and a fearsome gaze, an awakened Medusa is hunting for one thing: Jack.
And other dangers lurk in Manhattan's Bowery. Salvation Army volunteers Tabitha and Pearl discover that a girl they once helped has been forced to work in a local brothel. Tabitha's an upstate city girl with a wry humor and a thirst for adventure, while farmgirl Pearl takes everything with stone-cold seriousness. Their brittle partnership is tested as they team up with an aspiring girl reporter and a handsome Irish bartender to mount a rescue effort, only to find their fates entwine with Medusa's and Jack's. Julie Berry is the New York Times bestselling author of the 2020 NCTE Walden Award and SCBWI Golden Kite Award winner Lovely War, the 2017 Printz Honor and Los Angeles Times Book Prize–shortlisted The Passion of Dolssa, the Carnegie Medal– and Edgar Award–shortlisted All the Truth That's in Me, the Odyssey Honor The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place, and the Wishes and Wellingtons trilogy. Her picture books include The Night Frolic, Happy Right Now, and Cranky Right Now. Julie holds a BS from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in communication and an MFA from Vermont College of the Fine Arts. Julie lives in western New York, where she owns Author's Note, an independent bookstore. "Jayne Entwistle shows remarkable vocal versatility in this fantasy audiobook featuring Jack the Ripper and Medusa. While volunteering for the Salvation Army in New York City in 1888, Tabitha and her headstrong roommate, Pearl, attempt to help a woman escape from the brothel where she's forced to work. Entwistle narrates these segments in a generic American accent, a New York accent, and an Irish accent. At the same time, Jack flees England for New York in search of new victims. Entwistle delivers these segments in an English accent. When Jack and Tabitha's paths cross, Pearl transforms into a Medusa who's hell-bent on destroying him. Entwistle takes command of the scenes featuring the sinister Jack running from the hissing Medusa. A perfectly paced and immersive performance."
"Jayne Entwistle shows remarkable vocal versatility in this fantasy audiobook featuring Jack the Ripper and Medusa. While volunteering for the Salvation Army in New York City in 1888, Tabitha and her headstrong roommate, Pearl, attempt to help a woman escape from the brothel where she's forced to work. Entwistle narrates these segments in a generic American accent, a New York accent, and an Irish accent. At the same time, Jack flees England for New York in search of new victims. Entwistle delivers these segments in an English accent. When Jack and Tabitha's paths cross, Pearl transforms into a Medusa who's hell-bent on destroying him. Entwistle takes command of the scenes featuring the sinister Jack running from the hissing Medusa. A perfectly paced and immersive performance. A.K.R. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award � AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine"
