From the gritty streets of nineteenth century London, the loyal and courageous Dr. Watson offers a tale unearthed after generations of lore: the harrowing story of Sherlock Holmes's attempt to hunt down Jack the Ripper.As England's greatest specialist in criminal detection, Sherlock Holmes is unwavering in his quest to capture the killer responsible for terrifying London's East End. He hires an "unfortunate" known as Mary Ann Monk, the friend of a fellow streetwalker who was one of the Ripper's earliest victims; and he relies heavily on the steadfast and devoted Dr. John H. Watson. When Holmes himself is wounded in Whitechapel during an attempt to catch the savage monster, the popular press launches an investigation of its own, questioning the great detective's role in the very crimes he is so fervently struggling to prevent. Stripped of his credibility, Holmes is left with no choice but to break every rule in the desperate race to find the madman known as "the Knife" before it is too late.A masterly re-creation of history's most diabolical villain, Lyndsay Faye's debut brings unparalleled authenticity to the atmosphere of Whitechapel and London in the fledgling days of tabloid journalism and recalls the ideals evinced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most beloved and world-renowned characters. Jack the Ripper's identity, still hotly debated around the world more than a century after his crimes were committed, remains a mystery ripe for speculation. Dust and Shadow explores the terrifying prospect of tracking a serial killer without the advantage of modern forensics, and the result is a lightning-paced novel brimming with historical detail that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

林德塞•法耶（Lyndsay Faye） 2005年到曼哈顿面试专职演艺工作，后来因为时局原因，她所工作的那家餐馆被拆除，让她有更充裕的时间投入到写作当中。

她的第一本小说《尘与影》（Dust and Shadow: an Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H Watson）讲述了神探夏洛克和善良的华生医生的冒险故事。她从小就为福尔摩斯痴迷。Faye 十分热爱她所居住的这个城市，因而在小说中对纽约市警察系统进行了深入的历史研究，该部门刚好初建于爱尔兰土豆短缺危机时期。

《尘与影》之后，Lyndsay Faye写了《哥谭镇的上帝》（The Gods of Gotham，译注：哥谭镇, 美国纽约市的别名）及其续集，讲述了曾当过酒保的提摩太•王尔德（Timothy Wilde） 和他的哥哥凡伦太•王尔德（Valentine Wilde）在日益分化的政治背景下，警匪冲突的暴力事件。

Lyndsay Faye 是AEA（演艺协会Actor's Equity Association）, MWA（美国悬疑作家组织Mystery Writers of America）, ASH（福尔摩斯冒险队the Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes）, 和 BSI (贝克街怪客the Baker Street Irregulars)的荣誉成员。