"Stylish Victorian thriller beginning after hours in fog-bound London of 1864... demonstrates quite brilliantly what the genre can do. This is a rare and succulent piece of work."
Literary Review, May 2004

"The smoky, foggy, horse-dung-laden atmosphere of the London streets steams off the page as we follow Inspector Webb through the City, with its construction sites where new buildings are frantically being thrown up, to Wapping, where old houses are slowly sagging down into the stench-ridden Thames, to that haven of bourgeois comfort, the Victorian terraced house, which in Jackson’s hands is only a cover for more twisted secrets."
The Spectator, April 24 2004

"Lee Jackson's Dickensian style of narrative gives an authentic Victorian voice to A Metropolitan Murder ... Once again Mr. Jackson has succeeded in creating the atmosphere of 19th-century London, with its respectable veneer hiding a vicious underworld ..."
Sunday Telegraph, April 25 2004

"A Metropolitan Murder is stuffed full of authentic details of London in the mid 19th century ... The numerous sights, sounds and smells all help to recreate an atmospheric snapshot of Victorian life. Lee Jackson then skilfully blends these minutiae into his racy and pacy plot. All in all, this is an entertaining mystery story and one that is guaranteed to keep readers on their toes throughout."
The Historical Novels Review, Feb. 2004

"Jackson pulls all the right strings ... the journey through the dark Victorian London streets has been expertly handled. If Decimus Webb is called to figure out another murder soon, don't be surprised."
Ink, March 2004

"The novel has beautifully-drawn characters, an intriguing plot and an almost unguessable final twist. Unlike some historical novelists, Jackson has been meticulous in his research and the result is a fascinating and frightening picture of Victorian London."
Dorothy L. Sayers Society Bulletin, March 2004

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