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Last week Jo reviewed P.N. Elrod’s The Hanged Man, and if you watched Twitter that day you probably saw almost every VBC reviewer (and this editor!) hit up Jo to tell her that now they had to read the book.
Maybe we’re all itching for a good fantasy with Victorian trappings. This book, though, has the mystery hook and supernatural elements that hits all our buttons. Jo actually described the book as “Sherlock Holmes meets Parasol Protectorate.”
So. Yeah.
If it flips our switches, it’s likely to do the same for you. So, we’re giving away a copy. Use the Rafflecopter form below the book’s description to enter. Or just order the book now.
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.
looks interesting. Xx
Love to try that!! I need away from modern!
Love to try that!!
Would love to read this!
Sherlock Holmes meets Parasol Protectorate? Count me in! This sounds fabulous!
The Hanged Man is already on my wishlist. Unfortunately I have no book budget for the next 2 weeks. It would be nice to win. 🙂
I love all that stuff, can’t wait to read it
Looks awesome.. wanna read it so bad.
Really want to read this, I love the idea of the Victorian era meets the supernatural.
Definitely interested in this book. I always enjoy Elrod’s tales, and I’ve been on a bit of a gaslamp fantasy kick lately, having been disappointed by a lot of the new steampunk I’ve tried. Just finished Leanna Renee Hieber’s The Eterna Files and am in the mood for more like that.
Basically it’s just what you said above – this hits all my catnip buttons! Plus the cover is lovely!
always looking for new books
Please enter me in the sweepstakes.
I’m glad I read your recommendation, from the title I’d probably have never picked it up
Sounds cool
I don’t want to read it… I ALREADY HAVE! Now I want to own a copy for my home library. I gave it FIVE stars on Goodread’s.
Really love PN Elrod so this looks new and fun.
This book is already on my TBR list. Thanks for the giveaway!
What an intriguing book! I love the combination of supernatural and mystery.
I think this looks and sounds fantastic! Thanks for sharing 🙂
This is on my to read list!! It sounds really good!!
ps plus Gail Carriger said this is good. AND I LOVE GAIL’S book.
Love giveaways!!!
I’ve heard so much that I have to read it!
This right here definitely catches my interest: “this rousing gaslamp adventure of cloaked assassins, meddlesome family, and dark magic.” It really sounds like my kind of book. 😀
The Hanged Man is already on my list. I would love to win a copy!Thanks for the giveaway!
I like the sound of it and it has a psychic in it. I always try and read books with this theme.
It’s on my tbr list ever since your review. 🙂
Everything says MUST READ!!! Sounds amazing.
Love PN Elrod! Count me in please.
It has been a while since I read a good Victorian fantasy…
I LOVE PN Elrod. Every time I see a book by her, I do a little fangirl dance.
Sounds a bit different than what I usually read and I would love to try it out.
Just recently discovered P.N Elrod, thanks for this!
Compared it Parasol Protectorate…. sign me up! Added it to my to read list!
I would love to read this book!
I have seen a lot of great reviews on it and it looks very intriguing. I love the Victorian era setting.
I’m obsessed with anything Victorian and anything Holmesian. This is right up my alley!
P.N. Elrod is such a good author and I love the historical genre. Thank you for the chance to win!
Why am I excited to read this? A combination of the title and the author is all I needed to be enticed!
OOOOOOH this sounds so good! *adds to TBR*
I love that it’s a historical mystery!
I can always get books from the library, but I HAVE to OWN all of P.N. Elrod’s books. Call it a compulsion, if you must, but I need to have copies of my own that I can read any time I feel like it. Yes, I do read them more than once, because she’s a gifted writer and I enjoy her work so much. Say it with me: She Rocks!
I can hardly wait to read it!
I’d love to win this because I’ve enjoyed P.N. Elrod’s work since I first read her Vampire Chronicles years ago. She also seems to be be a very nice human being. 🙂
I LIKE BOOKS BY P N ELROD. THANKS FOR THE GIVEAWAY!
So excited about this series!
This book looks so good! I’ve heard good things about all of P.N. Elrod’s books.
Ms. Elrod is a fantastic author. Check out her Vampire Files!
Awesome
Can’t have too many copies of a book like this — the one I bought has already been “borrowed” by a houseguest. Please pick me as the winner!