Honour The Dead - Hardcover

Based on a string of horrifying crimes that took place more than a century ago, Honour the Dead vividly evokes a fledgling American South in the aftermath of the Civil War. The year is 1885 and a brutal serial killer is terrorising the streets of Austin, Texas. Will Porter - later to become a famous writer under the pseudonym O. Henry - dubs the murderer 'The Servant Girl Annihilator'. Panic engulfs the city and the spectre of bigotry emerges when lawmen indict a black man.

But as the bodies continue to mount it becomes apparent that the killer is still on the loose. This enthralling Texas-based historical thriller is an exciting new departure from Steven Saylor's internationally popular series of Roman detective stories.

Steven Saylor writes murder mysteries and is best known for his Roma sub Rosa series set in Ancient Rome and featuring Gordianus the Finder.

Steven has been a newspaper and magazine editor, and a literary agent. Steven was born in Texas in 1956 and graduated with high honors from the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied history and Classics. He divides his time between homes in Berkeley, California, and Austin, Texas.

See also his website www.stevensaylor.com