<p>Sherlock Holmes looks on idle and infuriated from the sidelines while evil has Whitechapel in the grip of fear, evil which bears the infamous name of &ndash; Jack the Ripper &ndash; a name set to raise the hackles on people&rsquo;s necks for generations to come. A fearful officialdom has declared Sherlock &lsquo;persona non grata&rsquo; but is suffering the wrath of public opinion for its failure to bring the murderer to justice.&nbsp; Sherlock suspects there is more to this ritual of death being performed on London&rsquo;s darkened streets and makes plans for his own inquiry after an ancient brotherhood makes contact. Stanza by stanza, the reader is stirringly swept along as Allan Mitchell&rsquo;s rhythmic rhymes carry Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson toward their electrifying encounter with the Menacing Monk.</p>