The sensational climax to David Morrell's acclaimed Victorian mystery trilogy In 1855 the first murder on an English train causes a wave of fear & panic There is no escape from a killer in a closed train carriage & yet the killer can vanish into any station & be lost in the crowd Notorious Opium-Eater Thomas De Quincy & his irrepressible daughter Emily are travelling on the train where the murder takes place As they follow the clues through the fogbound London streets they find themselves confronting their most ruthless enemy Inspired by real events Ruler of the Night transports readers to the darkest shadows of Victorian England with a thrilling tale of murder Empire & revenge