cost of wealth can indeed be dear as he investigates the grisly fate of a
well-heeled financier…
When wealthy Edmond Connicle suddenly
disappears, his distraught wife enlists the services of master sleuth
Colin Pendragon and his loyal partner, Ethan Pruitt. Already on the
case, however, is Scotland Yard’s Inspector Varcoe. He suspects the
Connicles’ West African scullery maid of doing in her employer,
especially when a badly burned body is discovered on the estate grounds
with a sack of Voodoo fetishes buried beneath it.
But all
is not as it seems, and as more bodies are found, the pressure mounts on
Varcoe, forcing him to forge an uneasy alliance with his nemesis,
Pendragon. At the same time, Mrs. Connicle’s fragile mental state
appears increasingly more precarious. Could madness, not black magic, be
at the root of these murders? To untangle the twisted truth, Pendragon
and Pruitt must penetrate the hidden lives of the elite and expose the
malevolent machinations of a ruthless killer…
I haven't heard of this one before but I love a good mystery so I'll be curious to see what you make of this. Great pick! 🙂
New to me but sounds good. Hope you get a chance to read it and love it soon.
This sounds good Lauren, I love books set in the Victorian era and if there is a good mystery too, well that's even better.
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This is new to me but I agree, it does look really interesting! I hope you love it!
Well now I need to add 3 books to my tbr pile..yes I agree this sounds good!
Ohhh yes I've been really digging mystery/detective stories lately… especially English ones! I'll like this one if it's anything like Cormoran Strike. Course, this one has the added bonus of taking place in Victorian times!
Ahh, this is such an amazing pick!! I love the vibe that this book is giving off, that eerie slightly creepy kind of thing. I've been looking for a really solid mystery these days, and it seems like this series is one I must pick up! I can't believe this dude has to make a pact with his enemy. Think of all the plot twists and character development that could come from that!! I'm excited just thinking abou it.
Lovely pick. <33
I haven't heard of this before but it does sound interesting! I can't quite figure out if it's historical or not
This sounds like a good mystery! I want to try to read more of those this year, so I'm going to add the first one in this series to my TBR 🙂
This sounds like a good mystery! I want to try to read more of those this year, so I'm going to add the first one in this series to my TBR 🙂
I love a London setting. I also enjoy mysteries. I've been too busy for NetGalley, but hope to use it again heavily this summer.
I love a good mystery, and this cover would definitely be enough to make me want to start at book 1 too!
I'm waiting, with both dread and longing, for Saint Odd, which comes out next week. Dread, because it's the last book in the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz and I'm not quite ready to say goodbye to one of my favorite characters, and longing, because I hope my Odd one gets a happily ever after. 😉
This definitely sounds like one to be added to the 'To Be Read' list!
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Oooh sounds good!
I love the Victorian age, this sounds great!
I am always on the hunt for a good mystery. I hope you read and review this.
Uh this one is new to me, but I really like the cover. It gives it certain dose of drama and fear 🙂 Nicely done. Great pick 🙂
I hadn't heard of this before but I love a good mystery! I am all for starting at the beginning too. 🙂
I don't read many straight-up mysteries, but I could make an exception for one that takes place in Victorian London. Thanks for putting it on my radar 😉
I do love mysteries so I'll have to check out this series! Thanks for bringing it to my attention! 🙂