This novel gets off to a bit of a slow start, all over-long scene-setting sentences marching in a row in a rather self-conscious manner, but it soon hits its stride. Young Hester Lane, transplanted from Canada to England, finds herself face-to-face to with moral corruption and a troubling legacy. Turns out she's the niece of Dr. Jekyll, and it seems as if Mr. Hyde is on the loose once again. Someone had a major hard-on for the Salvation Army while writing this. Nothing pathbreaking but an enjoyable enough riff on an iconic story.