The Madman's Daughter

Juliet Moreau is sixteen and working as a maid in London. Her father, Dr. Moreau, was a brilliant surgeon whose name was ruined when he vanished amid rumors of horrifying experiments, and she has spent years trying to outlive the scandal.

Then word reaches her that he may still be alive. She follows Montgomery, a boy who once served in her household, to her father's remote island.

On the island she meets Edward Prince, a castaway rescued at sea. A love triangle forms and tugs at her loyalties, while murder and medical horrors start to close in around the small company.

This is a Victorian gothic retelling of The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells, and the first book of a trilogy. The mood is dark and claustrophobic, and the island grows more chaotic as the story goes on.

Juliet wants the truth about what her father did. The harder question is how much of his genius and his madness she carries in her own blood.