"The Gentle Hatchet: A Novel" is an exciting detective story written by the famous British writer Michael Dimmick. In this book, the reader feels as if he was in the heart of the famous London of the 1860s. The main character, Porfiry Petrovich Rostov, a well-known specialist from St. Petersburg, goes to the English capital to investigate a crime that outraged the whole of Europe. The author successfully incorporated historical events, the variety of cultures and social classes of that time into a cozy mystery, where each hero has his own secret. The dark atmosphere of Victorian London and the complexity of the characters make this novel extremely nuanced and exciting. While reading "The Gentle Axe", join the search for the truth with the main character and enjoy every turn of events in this exciting historical detective story.