The Secrets of Gaslight Lane (The Gower Street Detective Series) - Softcover

M.R.C. Kasasian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781859779 ISBN 13: 9781781859773

Publisher: Head Of Zeus, 2016

Synopsis

A cold case needs reopening... fast in the next case for Sidney Grice and March Middleton – the Gower Street Detectives.

London, 1884: Things are returning to normal at 125 Gower Street. Sidney Grice is engrossed in the finite points of tree frog dissection, his ward, March Middleton, is of sound mind once again, but the household is strangely quiet.

So, when a young woman turns up at the door, imploring London's foremost personal detective to solve the mystery of her father's murder, Grice can barely disguise his glee. Nathan Garstang was found slaughtered in his bed, with no trace of a weapon or intruder. But what piques Sidney's interest is the crime's link to one of London's most notorious unsolved murders. Ten years ago, Nathan's Uncle, Aunt and servants were murdered in their sleep in the very same house, 2 Burton Crescent. Now, it seems, the Garstang murderer is back...

THE GOWER STREET DETECTIVE SERIES
The Mangle Street Murders
The Curse of the House of Foskett
Death Descends on Saturn Villa
The Secrets of Gaslight Lane

About this title

About the Author

M.R.C. Kasasian was raised in Lancashire. He has had careers as varied as a factory hand, wine waiter, veterinary assistant, fairground worker and dentist. He is the author of the much loved Gower Street Detective series, five books featuring personal detective Sidney Grice and his ward March Middleton. The first book in his new series, Betty Church and the Suffolk Vampire, is set in a sleepy seaside town during World War II and is out this year. He lives with his wife, in Suffolk in the summer and in Malta in the winter.

Review

'The Secrets of Gaslight Lane reveals a mystery wrapped in an enigma, with hints, hidden passages, dropped lockets, and cagey household servants.With its tongue quite firmly in its cheek, it out-Holmeses Holmes, it out-Victorias Victoria. It is a burlesque of all Victorian novels and, probably most especially, of our modern notions of Victorian novels' Reviewing the Evidence. 'This distinctive historical series is highlighted by its atmospheric writing, quirky characters, droll wit, and macabre touches. A treat for series fans' Library Journal. 'This series is reminiscent of Dickens and Lemony Snicket with reminders of Sherlock Holmes. The writing is funny, witty, and macabre, and the characters are eccentric and quirky' Historical Novels Review. 'The jaw-dropping cleverness of Kasasian and his Gower Street detectives shines again. Witty, seemingly irrelevant asides; parallels to former cases; and magnificent leaps of logic provide hours of speculative entertainment for readers. The extraordinary cast of characters remind one of Terry Pratchett's confections' Booklist (starred review). 'Pure amusing enjoyment' New Books Magazine. 'What is so refreshing about the Gower Street series is that they are never quite what you expect - these unusual originals stand out in what is a heavily populated genre. Never pompous, but clever, beautifully written, with some mesmerising characters, humour and pathos' Crime Review.

Edition details

• Publisher: Head Of Zeus
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1781859779
• ISBN 13: 9781781859773
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 400