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Murder by Decree
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper, who is killing prostitutes in London's East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and using information provided by a renowned psychic, Robert Lees, Holmes finds that the murders may have their roots in a Royal indiscretion and that a cover-up is being managed by politicians at the highest level, all of whom happen to be Masons.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy atmospheric period mysteries, methodical deduction, and conspiracies implicating powerful institutions.
- Tone
- tense, eerie, cerebral
- Payoff
- revelation, unease
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- murder investigation, political conspiracy, class inequality, institutional corruption, justice
- Setting
- late nineteenth-century industrial era, fogbound urban neighborhoods and elite government interiors
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