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"Evokes the colour and danger of Victorian London with a master's touch . . . an exhilarating experience." -- "Daily Express"
"Watch out Mma Ramotswe, there's a new number one lady detective on the scene -- the glorious Sarah Tanner -- in a book that's as thick with Victorian atmosphere as a London Particular." -- Gilda O'Neill
"Watch out Mma Ramotswe, there's a new number one lady detective on the scene -- the glorious Sarah Tanner -- in a book that's as thick with Victorian atmosphere as a London Particular." -- Gilda O'Neill
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"Evokes the colour and danger of Victorian London with a master's touch . . . an exhilarating experience." -- "Daily Express"
"Watch out Mma Ramotswe, there's a new number one lady detective on the scene -- the glorious Sarah Tanner -- in a book that's as thick with Victorian atmosphere as a London Particular." -- Gilda O'Neill
"Watch out Mma Ramotswe, there's a new number one lady detective on the scene -- the glorious Sarah Tanner -- in a book that's as thick with Victorian atmosphere as a London Particular." -- Gilda O'Neill
"From the Trade Paperback edition." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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`The Mesmerist's Apprentice' is the sixth Victorian Murder Mystery by Lee Jackson, now known as L M Jackson, and one can see how his skills and characters have developed (although I still have a particular fondness for his first book, `London Dust').
The first point to be noted is that Lee knows his subject; his books are placed in a real world with real people, real locations and accurate backgrounds, clothing, food and transport. Not for him the somewhat Gothic or whimsical world of writers like Charles Dickens, here we have reality. Anyone who knows London can trace his characters movements through streets that were and, in many cases, still are. In fact, Lee as an academic is the author of `A Dictionary of Victorian London: An A-Z of the Great Metropolis,' which is the textual version of his website mentioned below.
The second point is that Lee is fast becoming a consummate artist at the twist in the plot; the sudden realisation that overturns all we have started to imagine or assume. It is a treat to read his books knowing that your assumptions WILL be overturned and wondering how it will be achieved. Excellent!
I recommend all of Lee's books to those who are fascinated by the realities of Victorian London (see Lee's website victorianlondon.org) and enjoy a good murder mystery with surprising twists.
The first point to be noted is that Lee knows his subject; his books are placed in a real world with real people, real locations and accurate backgrounds, clothing, food and transport. Not for him the somewhat Gothic or whimsical world of writers like Charles Dickens, here we have reality. Anyone who knows London can trace his characters movements through streets that were and, in many cases, still are. In fact, Lee as an academic is the author of `A Dictionary of Victorian London: An A-Z of the Great Metropolis,' which is the textual version of his website mentioned below.
The second point is that Lee is fast becoming a consummate artist at the twist in the plot; the sudden realisation that overturns all we have started to imagine or assume. It is a treat to read his books knowing that your assumptions WILL be overturned and wondering how it will be achieved. Excellent!
I recommend all of Lee's books to those who are fascinated by the realities of Victorian London (see Lee's website victorianlondon.org) and enjoy a good murder mystery with surprising twists.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Following on from "A Most Dangerous Woman", Lee Jackson (LM Jackson) delivers again with his fantastical second outing featuring the wonderful Sarah Tanner and her many disguises. Lovely to see all the characters from the first book, and as a reader you get to know much more about them in this follow up.
Sarah Tanner is a fesity lady who seems to attract trouble wherever she goes and gets into many a tight spot!
I would thoroughly recommend this book, but please do read "A Most Dangerous Woman" first.
Lee Jackson captures perfectly the ambience of Victorian London, and I can guarantee this will be unputdownable. Thrown in are a few twists and turns to keep you the reader hooked!
If you like these books, the Decimus Webb series by the same author are just as engrossing as the Sarah Tanner series. Can't wait for the next one!!
Sarah Tanner is a fesity lady who seems to attract trouble wherever she goes and gets into many a tight spot!
I would thoroughly recommend this book, but please do read "A Most Dangerous Woman" first.
Lee Jackson captures perfectly the ambience of Victorian London, and I can guarantee this will be unputdownable. Thrown in are a few twists and turns to keep you the reader hooked!
If you like these books, the Decimus Webb series by the same author are just as engrossing as the Sarah Tanner series. Can't wait for the next one!!
3 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Let me start by saying I only read this book because it was the choice in my book/reading group and I really didn't like the look of it. I should have trusted my instinct and made my excuses the next month but, no, I did it properly, I read it. It is probably the worst book I have ever had the misfortune to read, it is badly written and boring beyond belief. I consider time to be a precious commodity and I am annoyed that I wasted so much of mine on such mindless drivel. I have only given it a star because I absolutely have to.
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