VICTORIAN THRILLERS

Some Dark Force

by Christina Boufis & Victoria Olsen

Jack the Ripper meets Dracula in this spine-tingling tale of murder, madness, and the supernatural. Step into the foggy streets of 1888 London, where a brutal murderer preys on women in the East End — and an immortal fiend lurks in the shadows, determined to claim Lucy Rutherford as his own.

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What Readers Say

  • This novel gallops along — it's completely absorbing! Hard to put it down. The authors clearly know a lot about the era. They have chosen just the right details to give this story depth, color, and realness. Each character is sketched quickly, but very precisely: you know exactly who these people are.

    Abigail — Verified Purchase Amazon Review · Hardcover

  • A fun, atmospheric mash-up of Dracula and Jack the Ripper. An intriguing and suitably creepy cast of Victorian London characters and an ending that was both unexpected and inevitable. Wonderful!

    JFK Amazon Review · Kindle Edition

THE AUTHORS

Christina Boufis & Victoria Olsen

Christina and Victoria hold Ph.D.s in English literature with expertise in Victorian and women's studies. They have each published fiction and nonfiction, and began collaborating thirty years ago with On the Market, a collection of essays about the academic job market (Riverhead Books).

They work together from their homes on the West and East coasts. Some Dark Force is a meticulously researched historical thriller that offers a fresh perspective on the Ripper murders and the tumultuous close of the 19th century.

Some Dark Force has its own dedicated website with bonus content, excerpts, historical research, a Kickstarter video, and a free companion ebook — all shared between both authors.