The Name of the Star by Rory Deveaux follows an American teenager named Rory from Louisiana who is attending her senior year of boarding school in London. Her arrival in England coincides with a series of gruesome murders committed by what seems to be Jack the Ripper, and Rory becomes entangled in trying to solve the modern-day crimes alongside the local police. The story explores Rory navigating a new country and school while dealing with a terrifying serial killer on the loose in London.