![]() ![]() This book is so many things and all of them are good. I said in a status update that this book is basically BBC Sherlock with a paranormal twist and now, having finished the book, I stand by that description entirely. Jackaby’s voice was softer still: “Death.” “What is it?” My question came as a whisper, my eyes straining to see the invisible. Genre-defying historical paranormal mystery with a touch of humour, anyone? The police are convinced it’s an ordinary villain, but Jackaby is certain it’s a nonhuman creature, whose existence the police-with the exception of a handsome young detective named Charlie Cane-deny.ĭoctor Who meets Sherlock in William Ritter’s debut novel, which features a detective of the paranormal as seen through the eyes of his adventurous and intelligent assistant in a tale brimming with cheeky humor and a dose of the macabre. On her first day, Abigail finds herself in the midst of a thrilling case: A serial killer is on the loose. Abigail has a gift for noticing ordinary but important details, which makes her perfect for the position of Jackaby’s assistant. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the extraordinary-including the ability to see supernatural beings. ![]() Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. All the world’s a stage, as they say, and I seem to have the only seat in the house with a view behind the curtain.” “I have a gift that allows me to see truth where others see the illusion-and there are many illusions. “Miss Rook, I am not an occultist,” Jackaby said. ![]()
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