My first read from this author and I've been looking forward to this. Love the cover too.
Merula and Lord Raven are both zoologists but they also share a history of detecting. Having saved one person from the gallows they now search for mythical creatures in the wilds of Dartmoor in the home of the reclusive Oaks. What they encounter is not exactly what they were looking for. A young woman working in the house has been found murdered with the marks of the kraken around her neck and the villagers are out for blood.
How Raven and Merula jointly try to uncover who and what and why of this senseless murder is the story. Village life in all its detail - superstitious, incredulous to the outsider and how to bring justice about is painstakingly done in this story.
I liked the Victorian setting but I also liked Merula's modernity and the touch of romance over hanging the whole story though nothing actually materialised in this one. Lets hope it happens in the next!
Sent to me by Netgalley for an unbiased review, courtesy of Crooked Lane Books.
Gorgeous cover! This sounds like one I'd enjoy so thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI think I would like this one! I love that the two are zoologists. :-)
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