THE HOLLOW CROWN

London is drowning in fog, and someone is leaving the dead on thrones. Each body is stripped of its face, wearing a porcelain mask with a painted smile and a wire crown. Investigator Edmund Whitmore takes the case with his sister Violet, who harbors a six-year secret. But this isn't simple murder—it’s a message. Someone is exposing secrets London preferred to forget, with a twisted idea of justice and a mask for every lie.

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