The paranormal answer to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Jesperson
and Lane are turning the Victorian era upside down in this bewitching
series from John W. Campbell Award winner Lisa Tuttle.
A
lively, entertaining blend of murder mystery and supernatural adventure
. . . Arthur Conan Doyle would have approved.George R. R. Martin, on The Curious Affair of the Somnambulist & the Psychic Thief
Witch! cries the young man after stumbling unexpectedly into the
London address of the consulting-detective partnership of Mr. Jasper
Jesperson and Miss Lane. He makes the startling accusation while
pointing toward Miss Lane . . . then he drops dead. Thus begins the
strangest case yet to landquite literallyon the doorstep of Jesperson
and Lane.
According to the coroner, Charles Manning died of a
heart attackdespite being in perfect health. Could he have been struck
down by a witchs spell? The late Mr. Mannings address book leads
Jesperson and Lane to the shrieking pits of Aylmerton, an ancient
archaeological site reputed to be haunted by a vengeful ghost. There
they sift through the local characters, each more suspicious than the
last: Mannings associate, Felix Ott, an English folklore enthusiast;
Reverend Ringer, a fierce opponent of superstition; and the Bulstrode
sisters, a trio of beauties with a reputation for witchcraft.
But when an innocent child goes missing, suddenly Jesperson and Lane
arent merely trying to solve one murdertheyre racing to prevent
another.
Dont miss any of Lisa Tuttles enchanting Jesperson and Lane novels:
THE CURIOUS AFFAIR OF THE SOMNAMBULIST AND THE PSYCHIC THIEF | THE WITCH AT WAYSIDE CROSS