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The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl

The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl

FantasyHistorical Fiction
Pages
448
Published
2019
Language
English

Synopsis

When Mary Jekyll and the Athena Club return to London, they discover their friend Alice and employer Sherlock Holmes have been kidnapped. The search reveals a conspiracy that goes far beyond a simple abduction, threatening Queen Victoria and the entire British Empire. In the final installment of the series, the club must band together to save their friends and foil a plot against the crown.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

AdventurousTense
Found FamilyQuestMystery BoxCourt Intrigue

Genres

Fantasy Historical Fiction Mystery Steampunk Police Procedural

About the author

T
Theodora Goss

Theodora Goss is a Hungarian-American writer of fantasy fiction and poetry who draws heavily on folklore and fairy tales. Born in Budapest in 1968, she holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a Ph.D. in English from Boston University. Her Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club series began with The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter, and her short fiction has been a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards.

Characters

Mary JekyllProtagonist
Diana HydeProtagonist
Beatrice RappacciniProtagonist
Catherine MoreauProtagonist
Justine FrankensteinProtagonist
All characters in The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl