#Victorian Detective

[yuuslog]

A richly detailed Victorian detective’s living room in 221B Baker Street, filled with books, papers, and scientific instruments. Wooden furniture, Persian rugs, a fireplace with a violin resting nearby, dim golden lighting, thick London fog outside the window. Cluttered yet elegant, in dark academia style, photorealistic, cinematic composition.

[unboundtheatre]

Inspector Murder Mondays

Welcome to Inspector Murder Mondays! Every week we'll be revisiting an episode of our sleuthing audio sitcom with a special behind-the-scenes blog.

Not only that, but some of the earliest episodes are getting a spruce up, with updated sound design and music added for this new Listeners' Club.

We're starting with Series 1, Episode 1 (funny, that!). Suitable for listeners 15+.

Have a listen and then let us know what you thought! You can find out more about the episode on our behind-the-scenes blog:

So what are you waiting for? Dive into the Inspector's madcap adventures and join the conversation!

[countesspetofi]

I was watching an episode of Cribb, a 1980-81 BBC TV series about a Victorian police detective, when who should I spy but the owner of the mustache that launched a thousand spaceships, Biggs Darklighter himself! Garrick Hagon plays a flunky of P.T. Barnum who's in town to buy an elephant from the London Zoo; he becomes a suspect when the sweet old lady bidding against him is murdered.

[trilogiesofterror]

When he prematurely retired in 1913 due to illness, Melville Macnaghten claimed to journalists that he knew the exact identity of Jack the Ripper, the nickname of the unknown serial killer of poor prostitutes in London's impoverished East End during the late Victorian era. The police chief called the killer "that remarkable man", but refused to name him or divulge details that might identify him.

Macnaghten was actively involved in the investigation of the murders of Whitechapel prostitutes between 1889 and 1891. Crimes that were initially believed by some at Scotland Yard, and certainly by the tabloid press, to be by the same perpetrator.

A fictionalized Melville Macnaghten is prominently featured in The Ripper Lives as he and Inspector Frederick Abberline follow the Ripper's trail.

BOOK SERIES PAGE: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CR7Y98R6

ABOUT THE RIPPER LIVES: JACK THE RIPPER'S REIGN OF TERROR CONTINUES The world’s most elusive and terrifying serial killer returns in the 10-part Victorian gothic murder mystery series, The Ripper Lives. Dripping with 19th-century atmosphere and intrigue, each thrilling, suspense-filled chapter ends with a shocking cliffhanger that compels the reader forward. The fear builds as the historical horror story unfolds, culminating in an explosive, mind-bending conclusion.

The Ripper Lives is a sequel to the true story that commences after the slayings of the Canonical Five. As a secretly appointed task force works to bring the butcher to justice under the radar of the newspapers, the unsuspecting public believes the threat has subsided. But while hiding in the shadows, the serial killer's compulsion to mutilate has grown exponentially stronger, and for Whitechapel, the harrowing nightmare of tension and terror has only just begun.

BOOK SERIES PAGE: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CR7Y98R6

[always-too-many-daisies]

I've noticed there aren't many gifs out there from the last season so here I go. I've just watched The Dying Detective today and I really liked Jeremy in it. He's amazing.

[hayesflint]

kalluzeb au week 2025: day 5 - victorian au!!

and we have a delightful, mystery romance that fic this goes with by @solsilverpine : Depravity in the Dark !!!

this au was one of our favourites to research for, we had a blast piecing this all together

[sesamestreep]

hey, do you all remember when Sherlock Holmes was like “all the cases I took on before I met you, Watson, were premature” ??? “You should have been there, Watson” !!! “Before you came into my life I missed you so bad, WATSON” !!!!

[tragedy-machine]

arcane charles!

edwin's ver

[edwin-paynes-bowtie]

I never really thought of what Edwin's hypothetical life it he hadn't been murdered would have been like. My reason for this is that he absolutely would have been drafted in WW1, and if he miraculously survived he was 100% going to end up in prison. But, now I'm thinking -

If Edwin miraculously wan't drafted or survived the trenches, I personally like to think that maybe he would have moved to France or Italy. I agree with George that he would have become estranged from his family eventually (my headcanons for his family seem to match up well with George's.) This would have made it easier for him to build a new life outside of England. Homosexuality was legal in France and Italy (hence why I selected them - Edwin's no idiot, and he's kind of an anxious person, so I think he's feel less anxious and safer there.)

He could, like George said, study literature and write his books there. And I think he could also be a professor or a cartographer, writing nonfiction about his experiences. And sometimes he would write detective novels too, by the Italian coast. Maybe in Naples or something. And one day he can get a partner and have someone to spend his days with and he could have his little books.

I don't know, I never thought that he could have had a good life before in the best of cases. He had a family that didn't care if he went missing, he had no friends, and he was transparently gay enough to get persecuted. But I am so honestly hopeful to think maybe he could have had a real life, because maybe our queer ancestors could have had happy lives.

[noonewilleverknowistealkneecaps]

…getting better at this, for better or for worse

M Y G O D .

Save me USSR sherlock and john

[aevris]

also some torrins

[bl-mitchum]

I don’t know if I am actually writing, or if my characters possess me for a short time to express themselves. Is this writing, or am I a conduit for ghosts? The world may never know.

[trilogiesofterror]

The Ripper Lives: Jack the Ripper Series I - Psycho (5/10) is available exclusively on Amazon. The entire series is Free on Kindle Unlimited.

A STARTLING DISCOVERY POINTS TO GUILT ... BUT OF WHAT?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CRQ38QFY "The feeling lingered all the way to the landing, increasingly unkempt, slowly dialling up the mustiness of the odour. It wasn't blood - closer to dried salts, with a subtle edge of wax and pine. I glanced around and found my answer ... The entryway had been sealed, lined with what appeared to be some sort of gauze, mixed with adhesive glue and applied to the entire outer frame. It was stiff, now cracked and crumbling where Mcnaughten had forced his way in and QUICKLY BEEN MET WITH REGRET." In the dramatic mid-series finale, a shocking find incriminates a suspect. But clashing factions once again hinder the investigation, leaving many questions unanswered. "I went to the window and tore away some of the sheets of newspapers for light ... AND MY EYES FELL ON IT." Episode 5: PSYCHO As a serial killer runs free and the body count grows, Abberline and company race against a ticking timebomb. Working the beat between glory and disgrace, they close in on the Ripper while fending off aggressive competing forces.

Book Series Page: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CR7Y98R6

[clownakai]

I'm normal

[six-demon-bag]

A NEW CLIENT

GEORGE REXSTREW as Edwin Payne JAYDEN REVRI as Charles Rowland ALIX WEST LEFLER as Emma (01.01) The Case of Crystal Palace DEAD BOY DETECTIVES (2024)

[confused-beany]

Edwin pulling boys since day 1 and it being about 99% of his entire problem is kinda funny actually