The Obsession of Doctor Pendergrass - Murder in Whitechapel
CRIME HISTORICAL FICTION SUSPENSE / THRILLER ACTION ADVENTURE HISTORICAL FICTION
19th Century
John David Buchanan
Logline
The Obsession of Doctor Pendergrass is the story of a surgeon in London, England. Working at Saint Bartholomew's hospital in 1888 he sees first hand the horrible affects of crime perpetrated against the city's law abiding citizens. Scotland Yard had no idea what they would do about the rising crime rate, but Pendergrass knew exactly what he intended to do. Pendergrass donned his coat and hat, picked up his prize walking cane, and slipped into the shadows of London's backstreets and alleys. Some villains have gone missing, and London's criminal element is starting to get worried.
Genre
Crime, Historical Fiction, Suspense / Thriller, Action, Adventure,,Historical Fiction
Short Summary
Dr. Pendergrass prevents a woman's murder. He enrolls her in a nursing school under a false name, Sarah Shelley. Sarah becomes an intern at the hospital and pretends to not recognize him. She tails Pendergrass one night, treats his gunshot wound, and demands to be part of his nightly indescretions.
Doctor Pendergrass and Sarah rent a room and set about baiting Jack the Ripper. Jack engages a prostitue; she is neither a hooker or a woman. Jack's reign of terror ends in that shabby rented room on Dorset Street. Scotland Yard had no idea why the murders stopped, but Doctor Pendergrass did.
Setting
London, England
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Overcoming Monster/Villain
Plot - Other Elements
Twist,,Twist
Mature Audience Themes
Information not completed
Main Character Details
Name: Doctor Pendergrass
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Badass, Secretive, Sophisticated, Aggressive, Confident, Educated, Perseverance, Skillful,Complex,Confident,Educated,Sophisticated,Skillful
Additional Character Details
Name: Sarah Shelley
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Role: Sidekick
Key Traits: Adventurous, Beautiful, Charming, Engaging, Faithful, Skillful,Charming,Confident,Decisive,Sarcastic
Additional Character Details
Name: George Tillerman
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Role: sidekick
Key Traits: Aggressive, Badass, Confident, Flexible, Masculine,Masculine,Badass,Confident,Decisive,Empathetic
Additional Character Details
Name: Reggie
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Role: sidekick
Key Traits: Honorable,Obedient,Selfless,Faithful
Development Pitch
The Obsession of Doctor Pendergrass books easily lend themselves to a series of movies or a TV series. The story is set in London in 1888. Doctor Pendergrass becomes a vigilante; roaming the city's alleys and lanes at night looking for the thugs responsible for his patients' injuries. In a strange twist of events, he prevents the murder of a woman who becomes a nursing intern at St. Bartholomew's where he works as a surgeon. Sarah Shelley ultimately becomes an accomplice in his nighttime endeavors after she follows Pendergrass one evening and saves his life. Together with George, an ex-medical school student turned dockworker, and Reggie, Pendergrass' carriage driver, they stop the most infamous serial killer in London's history.