Abstainer -

“McGuire's powerful, vivid, convincing storytelling of retribution is never less than compulsive, gripping the reader by the throat... This is a period historical thriller that packs one hell of a punch.” Goodreads · 5 years ago

: They struggle with moderation; for instance, they can't eat just one square of chocolate and often find negotiating with themselves exhausting. Abstainer vs. Moderator : abstainer

: McGuire masterfully recreates the "pungent atmosphere" of a Victorian industrial city, including slaughterhouses and rat-baiting arenas. including slaughterhouses and rat-baiting arenas.