In London's notorious Devil's Acre (Devil's Estate), three murders occurred one after another. The criminal dealt with his victims with a strong and precise stab in the back, and then brutally mutilated their bodies. Maybe this is a maniac who chose his victims by chance? After all, the dead have nothing in common. Police Inspector Thomas Pitt was knocked off his feet, looking for at least some connection between these crimes. And then, as always, his wife Charlotte and her sister Emily intervened, who could not resist the terrifying mystery. What if someone's reputation is at risk here if someone covers their tracks? After all, the first of the victims was the owner of a brothel, whose visitors were many noble people...