80s of the XIX century. A London suburb is shaken by a series of sophisticated murders committed by a criminal nicknamed "The Golem of Limehouse". The case involves music hall actress Elizabeth Cree and her husband, a journalist, who records the bloody details of what happened in his diary... A thriller by Peter Ackroyd, one of the most popular English writers and author of the famous book “London. Biography,” recreates the sinister and enchanting atmosphere of Victorian England. The fog “like pea soup”, the dim light of gas lamps, the garish debauchery of brothels and the prim decency of wealthy areas - all this is shown in Ackroyd in such relief that the reader can feel like an eyewitness, or even a participant in the events described. And real historical characters - Karl Marx, Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens, flickering on the pages of the novel, give the exciting plot almost documentary accuracy and authenticity.