RaveThe New York Times Book Review... excellent ... Jobb paints Cream convincingly as \'haughty and self-centered, a boorish young man who squandered his money\' ... Despite his repugnant subject, Jobb’s excellent storytelling makes the book a pleasure to read. He evokes the \'plank sidewalks and muddy streets\' of London, Ontario, as skillfully as he does the \'netherworld of flickering gaslight and sinister fog\' of London, England. Judicious shifts in time period, from Cream’s early murders in the United States to his later spree in London, keep the narrative moving, while carefully chosen digressions into the histories of poison, surgery and law enforcement provide much needed breaks from the doctor. Jobb bolsters his narrative with fascinating supporting characters[.]
