Alex grecian is an american author of short fiction novels comic books and graphic novels.

The yard alex grecian summary. Alex grecian is the national bestselling author of the scotland yard murder squad novels including the yard the black country and the forthcoming the devil s workshop. Alex grecian was born august 6 1969. The yard book summary and study guide. Alex grecian has worked for an ad agency on accounts for harley davidson cub foods and the great american smokeout before returning to writing fiction full time and raising his son.

In the yard alex grecian offers a meticulously researched vision of the bustling city of london which teems with dickensian color. After leaving a career in advertising working on accounts that included harley davidson and the great american smokeout alex returned to his first love. His notable works include the comic book series proof and the novels in the scotland yard s murder squad series. Hello and welcome to the discussion group for the yard by alex grecian led by cathy crosthwaite and andi klash.

Is this work of jack the ripper or a copy cat killer. The yard the black country the devil s workshop the harvest man lost and gone forever and the blue girl. He is the national bestselling author of the scotland yard. He has been nominated for the strand award for best debut novel for the yard the dilys award for the black country and the barry award for best first novel for the yard.

London england 1889 the year after jack s infamous rampage. We are introduced to a newly formed group of twelve men who make up a squad in the london police nicknamed the yard. Alex grecian booklist alex grecian message board. The yard is alex grecian s debut novel.

And this reader has put him firmly on her must read list. Praise for the yard if charles dickens isn t somewhere clapping his hands for this one wilkie collins surely is new york times. S lick and sick is how fictional serial killers generally come these days but not in debut novelist alex grecian s historical thriller the yard where the murderer stumbles from killing to. The yard starts off in london 1889 a romantic city but a city with rising crime.

Alex grecian s exuberantly grisly serial killer tale set in 1889 london picks up where the ripper left off the guardian uk lusciously rich with detail atmosphere and history and yet as fast paced as a locomotive the yard will keep you riveted from page one. Book summary author information.

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