Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Jekyll & Hyde Inc.
Simon R. Green
Baen
Jekyll & Hyde Inc.
Simon R. Green
A NEW MASTERPIECE OF MACABRE HUMOR AND ACTION FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF ROBIN HOOD, PRINCE OF THIEVES, THE NATIONALLY BEST-SELLING NIGHTSIDE SERIES, THE DEATHSTALKER CHRONICLES, THE ISHMAEL JONES PARANORMAL MYSTERIES, AND MORE!
HYDE IN THE SHADOWS
Daniel Carter was a London cop who just wanted to do the right thing. But during a raid on an organ-selling chop shop, he is almost torn to pieces by monsters. And no one believes him. Hurt and crippled, his career over and his life in ruins, Daniel is suddenly presented with a chance at redemption. And revenge. It seems that more than two centuries ago, the monsters of the world disappeared—into the underworld of crime. Guild-like Clans now have control over all the dark and illegal trades, from the awful surgeries of the Frankenstein Clan, to the shadowy and seductive Vampire Clan, to the dreaded purveyors of drugs and death, the Clan of Mummies. And there’s always the Werewolf Clan, to keep order.
Only one force stands opposed to the monster Clans: the superstrong, extremely sexy, quick-witted Hydes! Now Daniel is just one sip of Dr. Jekyll’s Elixir away from joining their company. At Jekyll & Hyde Inc.
Books by Simon R. Green
Jekyll & Hyde Inc.
Hawk and Fisher
Hawk and Fisher • Winner Takes All • The God Killer • Wolf in the Fold
Guard Against Dishonor • The Bones of Haven
The Forest Kingdom
Blue Moon Rising • Blood and Honor • Down Among the Dead Men
Beyond the Blue Moon • Once in a Blue Moon
Twilight of the Empire
Mistworld • Ghostworld • Hellworld
Deathstalker
Deathstalker • Deathstalker Rebellion • Deathstalker War • Deathstalker Honor Deathstalker Destiny
Deathstalker Legacy
Deathstalker Legacy • Deathstalker Return • Deathstalker Coda
The Nightside
Something From the Nightside • Agents of Light and Darkness
Nightingale’s Lament • Hex and the City • Paths Not Taken
Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth • Hell to Pay • The Unnatural Inquirer
Just Another Judgment Day • The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny
A Hard Day’s Knight • The Bride Wore Black Leather • Night Fall
The Secret Histories
The Man with the Golden Torc • Daemons are Forever
The Spy Who Haunted Me • From Hell With Love • For Heaven’s Eyes Only
Live and Let Drood • Casino Infernale • Property of a Lady Faire
From a Drood to a Kill • Dr. DOA • Moonbreaker • Night Fall
Ghost Finders
Ghost of a Chance • Ghost of a Smile • Ghost of a Dream • Spirits From Beyond
Voices From Beyond • Forces From Beyond
Ishmael Jones
The Dark Side of the Road • Dead Man Walking • Very Important Corpses
Death Shall Come • Into the Thinnest of Air • Murder in the Dark
Till Sudden Death Do Us Part • Night Train to Murder
The House on Widow’s Hill • Burned Memories
Gideon Sable
The Best Thing You Can Steal
Standalone Novels
Drinking Midnight Wine • Shadows Fall • Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Short Story Collections
Tales of the Hidden World • Tales from the Nightside
Jekyll & Hyde Inc.
This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed
in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people
or incidents is purely coincidental.
Copyright © 2021 by Simon R. Green
All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book
or portions thereof in any form.
A Baen Books Original
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ISBN: 978-1-9821-2528-8
Cover art by Todd Lockwood
First printing, September 2021
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Green, Simon R., 1955- author.
Title: Jekyll & Hyde Inc. / by Simon Green.
Other titles: Jekyll and Hyde Inc.
Description: Riverdale, NY : Baen Books, [2021]
Identifiers: LCCN 2021029297 | ISBN 9781982125288 (hardcover)
Subjects: GSAFD: Horror fiction. | LCGFT: Paranormal fiction.
Classification: LCC PR6107.R44 J43 2021 | DDC 823/.92--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021029297
Printed in the United States of America
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Whatever happened to all the monsters?
For as long as there have been people, there have been creatures who preyed on them. Lurking in the least-traveled parts of the forest, or hanging around on street corners in the worst parts of town; watching for the weak and the vulnerable, with hungry eyes . . . The drinkers of blood and the tearers of flesh, the things that reek of the tomb but aren’t nearly dead enough, the hunters and the liers in wait.
The really wild things, without conscience or limits.
Everyone knows the names: vampires, werewolves, ghouls. Monsters who preyed on Humanity for centuries, striking from the shadows and then disappearing back into the night . . . But as first gas and then electricity filled the world with light, shadows became harder to find and the night concealed less and less.
By the end of the nineteenth century, it had become clear to the monsters that they couldn’t hope to survive the sharp clear light of the scientific age. Growing mass communications meant everyone knew about garlic and wolfsbane, wooden stakes and silver bullets. So the monsters went underground, disappearing into the underworld of crime; civilization’s shadow. Looking for new ways to prey upon the weak and the vulnerable.