The Curious Affair of the Witch at Wayside Cross: (From the

The Curious Affair of the Witch at Wayside Cross: (From the Casebooks of Jesperson & Lane)

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.

â€œA lively, entertaining blend of murder mystery and supernatural adventure . . . Arthur Conan Doyle would have approved.â€â€”George R. R. Martin, on The Curious Affair of the Somnambulist & the Psychic Thief

â€œWitch!â€ 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 landâ€”quite literallyâ€”on the doorstep of Jesperson and Lane.

According to the coroner, Charles Manning died of a heart attackâ€”despite being in perfect health. Could he have been struck down by a witchâ€™s spell? The late Mr. Manningâ€™s 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: Manningâ€™s 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 arenâ€™t merely trying to solve one murderâ€”theyâ€™re racing to prevent another.

Donâ€™t miss any of Lisa Tuttleâ€™s enchanting Jesperson and Lane novels:
THE CURIOUS AFFAIR OF THE SOMNAMBULIST AND THE PSYCHIC THIEF | THE WITCH AT WAYSIDE CROSS

Praise for Lisa Tuttle

â€œA stylish, distinctive storyteller.â€â€”The Washington Post Book World

â€œThis John W. Campbell Awardâ€“winning author remains one of fantasyâ€™s best.â€â€”Publishers WeeklyÂ

â€œSleepwalkers, psychics, and the spirits of the dead (or are they?) make for a heady stew in Lisa Tuttleâ€™s latest,Â The Curious Affair of the Somnambulist & the Psychic Thief,Â the first full-length novel about Jasper Jesperson and Miss Lane,Â a dauntless duo of Victorian detectives first introduced inÂ her stories forÂ Down These Strange StreetsÂ andÂ Rogues.Â Theyâ€™re an entertaining pair, and itâ€™s great to see them back in action inÂ a longer work.Â Hereâ€™s hoping this is only the first in a long series of Lane and Jesperson adventures.Â Tuttle does a lovely job ofÂ putting us back in the foggy streets of Victorian London in this lively, entertaining blend of murder mystery and supernatural adventure.Â Arthur Conan Doyle would have approved.â€â€”George R. R. Martin,Â onÂ The Curious Affair of the Somnambulist & the Psychic Thief
Country USA
Manufacturer Hydra
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2017-11-28
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Hydra
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2017-11-28
Format	Kindle eBook

The Curious Affair of the Witch at Wayside Cross: (From the Casebooks of Jesperson & Lane)

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