{"title":"Method of the Kill Series","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe complete reading order for the \u003cstrong\u003eMethod of the Kill\u003c\/strong\u003e series by Jonathan Maloney. Start with \u003cem\u003eBeasts of London\u003c\/em\u003e and follow Barty and Jean through a dark, atmospheric world of crime and intrigue.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"beasts-of-london-method-of-the-kill-1-by-jonathan-maloney","title":"Beasts of London (Method of the Kill #1) by Jonathan Maloney","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Beasts of London is an intricately crafted reconstruction of a time that existed and a man who - hopefully - did not.\"-Renee April, author of the \u003cem\u003eMolten Crown\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you enjoy games like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/368500\/Assassins_Creed_Syndicate\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAssassin's Creed Syndicate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1129580\/Medieval_Dynasty\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1150760\/Gloomwood\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGloomwood\u003c\/a\u003e, you might like...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeasts of London (Method of the Kill #1)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBartholomew Bartleby fought to find the man who killed Jack the Ripper\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehe just never expected him to be worse.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eIn the dark streets of deepest London, Bartholomew searches for answers. But when the answers find him, he's thrown into a hidden world of the unknown, the unknowable, and the downright monstrous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder the tutelage of—or perhaps, kidnapped by—one of the last hunters fighting the secret war between man and monster, Bartholomew investigates the death of a man seemingly dropped from the sky, the latest in a series of murders around the city. One tenuous link connects them all—the legendary Bethlehem Hospital... Bedlam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eAs Bartholomew and his mentor immerse themselves in this new mystery, others begin to surround him with their nagging questions; who is the cackling coach driver with silver hair and laughing eyes? Why is the house tended by a giant, walking corpse, who serves sandwiches as delicate as their voice? Why does everyone flinch from his mentor, the man who works beside him?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust who is Jean Reynard?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFans of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's \u003cem\u003eSherlock Holmes, \u003c\/em\u003eRobin Hobb's \u003cem\u003eFarseer Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e, and players of \u003cem\u003eAssassin's Creed Syndicate \u003c\/em\u003ewill enjoy sinking their teeth into the fantastically detailed world of Maloney's London and the complex characters he has created.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Beasts of London manages to capture us readers not with a grand display of action, but a dozen mini-mysteries, stated or sown, to be answered throughout the rest of the novel and presumably in other yet-to-be-released entries of the Method to Kill series.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A deep, dark journey into Victorian London, the tale sets the tone of the story from the very beginning in an intriguing mystery. 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As a part of the mysterious Society of the Hound, he must walk the narrow and bloody line between two very different worlds - and both are a threat to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the midst of learning about this new and frightening reality, he and the other members of the Society are brought face to face with a horror born out of tragedy; a life cut short, brought alive once more, with terrible implications of what it might lead to, a mystery particularly close to the enigmatic figure known as Adam - the giant, walking corpse with a voice of music and a heart of sorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA new life enters their world, innocent and pure and terrible - the mysterious Lady of Brass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFans of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's \u003cem\u003eSherlock Holmes\u003c\/em\u003e, Robin Hobb's \u003cem\u003eFarseer Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e, and players of \u003cem\u003eAssassin's Creed Syndicate\u003c\/em\u003e will enjoy delving into the muck-ridden, sodden streets of Maloney's London.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I found the story to be an enjoyable if occasionally heart-wrenching pastiche of the works it is inspired from - focusing around the themes of loss, grief and trauma, but just as importantly around love, acceptance and forgiveness.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead the first chapter \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/skynation.info\/pages\/lady-of-brass-chapter-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003e\u003cu\u003ePaperback\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eISBN-13: 978-1-7640541-0-2\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003ePublisher: SkyNation Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003ePublication Date: 12 February 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eSeries: Method of the Kill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003ePages: 620\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eProduct Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cu\u003eHardcover\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eISBN-13: 978-1-7640541-1-9\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003ePublisher: SkyNation Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003ePublication Date: 12 February 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eSeries: Method of the Kill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003ePages: 514\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eProduct Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SkyNation Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":50891878433074,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50891878465842,"sku":null,"price":39.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":50891878498610,"sku":null,"price":48.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/8613\/6882\/files\/LADYOFBRASS.png?v=1770258637"}],"url":"https:\/\/skynation.info\/collections\/method-of-the-kill-series.oembed","provider":"SkyNation Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}