A Mortal Likeness: A Victorian Mystery: 2 - Hardcover

Rowland, Laura Joh

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1683314476 ISBN 13: 9781683314479

Verlag: Crooked Lane Books, 2018

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Praise for The Ripper's Shadow: "The whopper of all serial killers, Jack the Ripper, like fire, is to be handled with care, and luckily Rowland knows just how to do it, putting a new twist on old tropes with her witty sleuth, while never sacrificing historical integrity." -Library Journal starred review "There are so many fine things about this novel that it's difficult to enumerate them all. The characters are beautifully drawn; the dialogue sparkles; the setting is vividly rendered...This is sure to delight followers of Ripper-themed fiction and all who cherish Victorian-era mysteries." -Booklist starred review "Close calls, a surprise ending, and the suggestion of further adventures...Rowland has assembled an appealingly ragtag collection of amateur sleuths and keeps the suspense high." -Kirkus Reviews "This is one author who should be given an A+ for a new take on a very old subject. From the brilliant, unique characters to the frightening fog filling London's alleys, this is one tale you will not want to put down." -Suspense Magazine "Attention to atmospheric detail, original characterizations, and escalating conflict...This is a fresh, modern take on the streets that produced a murderer 'From Hell.'" -Strand Magazine "[Rowland's] wildly diverse cast...brings a special focus on the forgotten and ignored of Victorian society, and provides a fresh, and refreshing, point of view to the otherwise morbid proceedings." -Mystery Scene Magazine "Easily one of the best things I've read all year... This is a vivid, enjoyable novel with a likable cast of characters and plenty of intrigue and suspense... I'm keen to see what Sarah Bain gets up to next." -Ripperologist Magazine "Great detail is given into the personalities and look of each actual historical victim, therefore easily blending actual history into a believable historical mystery...This book is a good beginning into what looks like a great new series with a female protagonist." -PCA Mystery & Detective Fiction Reading List, Winter 2017, 4.5 stars "Laura Joh Rowland reinvents the story of Jack the Ripper in a wholly unexpected way. Gritty, imaginative, and full of nail-biting suspense, The Ripper's Shadow is a triumph." -Tasha Alexander, NYT bestselling author of A Terrible Beauty "Please let this be the start of a series. I went into The Ripper's Shadow wondering if I could care about another Jack the Ripper novel, and emerged at the end of it thrilled, off-balance, and astonished at how Laura Joh Rowland was able to bring Victorian England into such vivid life, and a story we all know into new relief. This is a fantastic read." -Charles Finch, bestselling author of The Inheritance "Laura Joh Rowland has penned an imaginative, chilling reinterpretation of Jack the Ripper's bloody reign of terror. A dark, seductive peek into the dangerous underbelly of Victorian London." -C.S. Harris, bestselling author of the Sebastian St. Cyr mysteries "Tense, pacy and compelling; Laura Joh Rowland commands empathy for the Ripper's victims and sincere affections for her characters." -Stephen Gallagher, critically-acclaimed author of The Kingdom of Bones and The Bedlam Detective

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A photographer in 1889 London, Miss Sarah Bain runs a private detective agency with her friends, Lord Hugh Staunton and former street urchin Mick O'Reilly. Their sole credential is that they solved the Jack the Ripper case, a secret they can never tell because they did it outside the boundaries of the law. Their new big case arises when a wealthy banker, Sir Gerald Mariner, posts a handsome reward for finding his missing infant. All of London joins in the search. But Sarah has an advantage-a photograph she took during a routine surveillance job, which unexpectedly reveals a clue about the kidnapping. After Sir Gerald hires Sarah, Hugh, and Mick to find his son, they move into his opulent mansion and discover a photograph of baby Robin. It eerily resembles postmortem photographs taken of deceased children posed to look as if they're alive. Was the kidnapping real, or a cover-up for a murder? Is the perpetrator a stranger, or someone inside the troubled Mariner family

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• Verlag: Crooked Lane Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1683314476
• ISBN 13: 9781683314479
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304