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London, 1884: 125 Gower Street, the residence of Sidney Grice, London's foremost personal detective, and his ward March Middleton, is at peace. Midnight discussions between the great man and his charge have led to a harmony unseen in these hallowed halls since the great frog disaster of 1878. But harmony cannot last for long. A knock on the door brings mystery and murder once more to their home. A mystery that involves a Prussian Count, two damsels in distress, a Chinaman from Wales, a gangster looking for love and the shadowy ruin of a once-loved family home, Steep House...
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4 primary books#5 in The Gower Street Detective
The Gower Street Detective is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by M.R.C. Kasasian.
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This charming and bizar series came to my attention via Christopher (Bryant & May) Fowlers blog. If the master of comic historic crime is reading it, I thought, there may be something in it.
So here I am, reading the entire series. It is lighter and more bizar than Fowler's own work, and this particular book had an intricate and highly unbelievable outcome - but that is part of the fun, I guess.
And besides, I am reading it like a series now, wondering when the heck Marge and inspector Pound will finally get married. (No spoilers, but I know the answer by now). Or what absurdities Molly the maid will come up with next. Marge itself is starting to poke fun of her mentor - either way, I am all caught up in this totally fantastiscal 19th century nonsense series.
Any book that makes me chuckle every few pages is a worthy companion, as far as I am concerned.
