About the book: 2017 / New York, 1893. Two years ago, Inspector Joseph Argenti and English criminologist Finley Jameson dealt with the Ripper, who was terrorizing the city. The maniac was shot, and New York gradually calmed down. And suddenly - a new series of murders. This time, someone began to carefully, without bloodshed, deal with young girls from rich families. Argenti and Jameson resumed their investigation. Suddenly, a new letter from the Ripper appeared in the newspaper! In it, he announced that he had survived and was now back in business, only he had changed his handwriting. Investigators don't know what to think. After all, this simply cannot happen! To complicate matters, a local gang war broke out in the city; the streets were filled with lead and blood. And in such murky water it is almost impossible to see such an inconspicuous fish as a serial killer…