Brotherhood of Secrets: Victorian psychological suspense (Dark Victoriana Collection) - Softcover

Stratos, Christie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0996781242 ISBN 13: 9780996781244

Publisher: Christie\Stratos, 2017

Synopsis

**This book can be read as a standalone.**
"Brothers in the art of keeping secrets." This is the mantra Mr. Locke's carefully chosen five employees must repeat together every day before starting work.

If you won't tell them your name for Locke and Keye's ledger, they'll find out. They have their ways--and many of them. Yes, these talented locksmiths can make a new lock and key set for you. They can even make a special padlock for a diary you never want to share with anyone. But just remember: when they make the lock, they keep a key--and it's only a matter of time until they use it.

Day by day, each of these young, single, alone-in-the-world workers is being molded into the family they crave. A family in which each member has his use toward an end he doesn't even know exists.

How do the brotherhood and the town's secrets interlock? Only Mr. Locke holds the key.
Unlock the second book in the Dark Victoriana Collection with Brotherhood of Secrets.
As a standalone novel, Brotherhood of Secrets's distinct characters and tense atmosphere create a dark Victorian experience that will stay with you after you turn the final page. As the book immediately following Anatomy of a Darkened Heart, Brotherhood of Secrets leads the Dark Victoriana Collection in a whole new psychological direction while expanding familiar characters and scenes to continue the Whitestone legacy.
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The Dark Victoriana Collection:
ANATOMY OF A DARKENED HEART (Book1)
BROTHERHOOD OF SECRETS (Book 2) (Previously published as LOCKE AND KEYE)

About this title

About the Author:

Christie Stratos is an award-winning writer who holds a degree in English Literature. She is the author of Anatomy of a Darkened Heart and Brotherhood of Secrets (previously Locke and Keye), the first two books in the Dark Victoriana Collection. Christie has had short stories and poetry published in Ginosko Literary Journal, Andromedae Review, 99Fiction, and various anthologies. An avid reader of all genres and world literature, Christie reads everything from bestsellers to classics to indies.

Review:

"I couldn't put the book down and finished it within 24 hours!"--Anais Chartschenko, author of Bright Needles and other poetry collections
"This book was so powerful I finished it in two days. If it hadn't been for the need to sleep, I would've finished it in one."--Michael J. Elliott, author of Portraits of Dread and other horror books
"The deceptively delicate backdrop of the Victorian Era beautifully enhances this psychological rollercoaster ride of a book. Christie Stratos has produced another amazing thriller."--Jessica Halsey, author of Lupercalia
"Perhaps the thing I love most about this book, besides the beautiful writing (which is every bit as elegant as it was in Anatomy of a Darkened Heart) is the uncertainty and originality of the plot. So much of what we read has become so predictable, but Locke and Keye really bucks that trend by delivering a story that defies expectations and keeps you guessing to the end."--Travis West, author of What Was Left
"...a novel I highly recommend."--Jason Greensides, author of The Distant Sound of Violence
"Each line was so carefully crafted, each character so well chosen and placed, it was like clockwork. Each tick of the clock, each turn of the page, took you deeper into the machinations and down a darkening road. The road became so dark I had no clue where it would end!"--Rebecca Jonesy, author of Moss and Clay

About this edition

• Publisher: Christie\Stratos
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0996781242
• ISBN 13: 9780996781244
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 230
• Editor: Positive Proof
• Illustrator: Launch Ebook