The Strange Case of Isaac Crawley

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Publication Date: October 26, 2021

About the Book

Isaac Crawley has just returned home from London and is obsessed with the Jekyll and Hyde play, which has opened at Macaulay’s Theater in Louisville, Kentucky. On the fourth night of the show, a body is found on the riverbank, butchered like Jack the Ripper's first victim, and the police think Isaac may be the Ripper himself. More bodies are found, eerily linked to the Ripper, and as evidence points toward Isaac, his former alienist, Dr. Blackwood, steps in, locking him away in the Lakeland Asylum in a desperate effort to keep him safe. What Dr. Blackwood discovers in Isaac’s mind needs to be destroyed to save Isaac, but it also holds the key to finding the real killer.

About the Author

“James Markert takes readers on a whirlwind tour of late 19th century Louisville, a bustling river city populated by rogues from every strata of society. Isaac Crawley is a richly textured tale of murder, deception, and opium. Lots of opium.”

- Andrew Shaffer, New York Times bestselling author of Hope Never Dies

“James Markert’s The Strange Case of Isaac Crawley is a vividly detailed and richly researched historical thriller that grabbed me the same way Caleb Carr’s The Aliens did. It brings a forgotten time and forgotten incidents to three-dimensional life and had me turning pages late into the night. Don’t miss the smashing tale!”

-David Bell USA Today bestselling author of Kill All Your Dreams

James Markert is an author that lives in Louisville, KY with his wife and two children. He has a degree in history from the University of Louisville and his screenplay, 2nd Serve, was recently produced and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.