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年到曼哈頓麵試專職演藝工作，後來因為時局原因，她所工作的那傢餐館被拆除，讓她有更充裕的時間投入到寫作當中。

她的第一本小說《塵與影》（Dust and Shadow: an Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H Watson）講述瞭神探夏洛剋和善良的華生醫生的冒險故事。她從小就為福爾摩斯癡迷。Faye 十分熱愛她所居住的這個城市，因而在小說中對紐約市警察係統進行瞭深入的曆史研究，該部門剛好初建於愛爾蘭土豆短缺危機時期。

《塵與影》之後，Lyndsay Faye寫瞭《哥譚鎮的上帝》（The Gods of Gotham，譯注：哥譚鎮, 美國紐約市的彆名）及其續集，講述瞭曾當過酒保的提摩太•王爾德（Timothy Wilde） 和他的哥哥凡倫太•王爾德（Valentine Wilde）在日益分化的政治背景下，警匪衝突的暴力事件。

Lyndsay Faye 是AEA（演藝協會Actor's Equity Association）, MWA（美國懸疑作傢組織Mystery Writers of America）, ASH（福爾摩斯冒險隊the Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes）, 和 BSI (貝剋街怪客the Baker Street Irregulars)的榮譽成員。