The Hanged Man
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- 10,99 €
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The Hanged Man is the first book all-new Gaslamp Fantasy series by P. N. Elrod.
On a freezing Christmas Eve in 1879, a forensic psychic reader is summoned from her Baker Street lodgings to the scene of a questionable death. Alexandrina Victoria Pendlebury (named after her godmother, the current Queen of England) is adamant that the death in question is a magically compromised murder and not a suicide, as the police had assumed, after the shocking revelation contained by the body in question, Alex must put her personal loss aside to uncover the deeper issues at stake, before more bodies turn up.
Turning to some choice allies—the handsome, prescient Lieutenant Brooks, the brilliant, enigmatic Lord Desmond, and her rapscallion cousin James—Alex will have to marshal all of her magical and mental acumen to save Queen and Country from a shadowy threat. Our singular heroine is caught up in this rousing gaslamp adventure of cloaked assassins, meddlesome family, and dark magic.
"Murder, mayhem and tea—a well-bred Victorian urban fantasy thriller. Prepare, o reader, to be enthralled."—Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times Best Selling Author of the Mercy Thompson series on P.N. Elrod's The Hanged Man
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In this solid genre-mixing mystery from Elrod (the Vampire Files series), Alex Pendlebury serves Queen Victoria as a member of the Psychic Service, using her talent for reading emotional traces to aid in solving crimes. A chance placement on a suspicious suicide case with personal connections for Alex places her squarely in the center of a conspiracy to remake England forever. The alternate Victorian era is full of suffragists and seers, and Alex's independence drives the action almost as much as her magical powers do. The struggle between traditional class and gender roles comes out in scene after scene. Meanwhile, demon summoning coexists comfortably with typewriting in this original and believable setting. Alex and her bodyguard (and love interest), Brook, are enjoyably headstrong protagonists surrounded by supporting characters who entertain while complicating the plot. This well-constructed novel will please fans of alternate history, fantasy, and mystery.
