{"product_id":"child-of-the-night-thomas-laird-9781684339006","title":"Child of the Night","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eChild of the Night \u003c\/em\u003eis an interesting exploration of not only Jack the Ripper, but the idea of nature vs nurture. I very much enjoyed all the twists and turns of the book and it was definitely that creepy kind of good that will be a great re-read around Halloween.\" \u003cem\u003e-LibraryThing Early Reviewers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChild of the Night\u003c\/em\u003e is a crime novel about Jack the Ripper. The famous murderer of women in White Chapel escapes capture in England and manages to sail to America at the end of the 19th Century. He makes his way to Chicago, Illinois, and begins a medical practice there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has a son who becomes a medical doctor. The son manages to refrain from continuing his father's murderous ways. Jack's heir produces twins, both male, who follow their progenitor's medical career-but they've inherited the blood lust from their grandfather, and both carve up a series of prostitutes in Chicago in the modern day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Parisi is a Chicago homicide investigator who becomes involved in the cases of the murdered prostitutes. Michael is a third generation homicide detective, the son of Jimmy Parisi and grandson of Jake Parisi, both legends of the Chicago Police Department. He's a veteran of the Army Rangers and did two tours in Afghanistan. He knows something about killing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael finds his way toward one of the twins and discovers later that they are a pair of homicidal maniacs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe begins to close in on the more savage of the two, but he finds evidence to pursue the brother with only one murder to his name. That twin flees to Florida, gets involved with a female hitchhiker he becomes romantically involved with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe other twin now has a grudge against Michael Parisi and plots his revenge against the detective. He begins by terrorizing Michael's wife, also a homicide detective. Jack the Ripper's grandson tries to execute Parisi on the top of Willis Tower (Sears Tower).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Laird\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1684339006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684339006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Rose Writing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d","brand":"Thomas Laird","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050713837823,"sku":"9781684339006","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7c23339-74ab-44f5-8f5d-c6ef4c61c742.jpg?v=1685008815","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/child-of-the-night-thomas-laird-9781684339006","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}