The Jekyll Revelation
The Jekyll Revelation by Robert Masello
493 Pages
Publisher: 47North
Release Date: November 8, 2016
Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Robert Louis Stevenson was suffering from TB. He kept a journal of his illness and the unusual cure in Switzerland. He also details his family. Life with his wife Fanny, and stepson, Lloyd. It is during his play Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde that the Jack the Ripper killings occurred in White Chapel.
In current times, Rafe Salazar is a wildlife scientist living in California He is studying coyotes and notices a large paw print. Wolves are not known to come this far south but it is not impossible. While out one a hike, he sees a steamer trunk partially submerged. When two guys find it, he takes it from them. Upon opening it, he comes across Stevenson’s journal.
The book has a steady but building pace, the characters are well developed, and it is written in the third person point of view for the present time. The journal is written in the first-person point of view. This book mixes history with fiction which makes it more believable. If you like historical fiction with a modern twist, you will enjoy reading this book.
