Waiting On Wednesday: The Diabolical Miss Hyde by Viola Carr
Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly feature by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming book releases that we're excited about! It's a fun way to share with others the books that you're eagerly awaiting to be released and you are excited about. This week's pre-publication that "I-Can't-Wait-To-Read" selection is:
The Diabolical Miss Hyde:
An Electric Empire
by Viola Carr
Adult / Steampunk
January 21, 2015
Harper Voyager
SUMMARY:
Magic, mystery, and romance mix in this edgy retelling of the classic The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde–in which Dr. Eliza Jekyll is the daughter of the infamous Henry
In an electric-powered Victorian London, Dr. Eliza Jekyll is a crime scene investigator, hunting killers with inventive new technological gadgets. Now, a new killer is splattering London with blood, drugging beautiful women and slicing off their limbs. Catching "the Chopper" could make Eliza's career—or get her burned. Because Eliza has a dark secret. A seductive second self, set free by her father's forbidden magical elixir: wild, impulsive Lizzie Hyde.
When the Royal Society sends their enforcer, the mercurial Captain Lafayette, to prove she's a sorceress, Eliza must resist the elixir with all her power. But as the Chopper case draws her into London's luminous, magical underworld, Eliza will need all the help she can get. Even if it means getting close to Lafayette, who harbors an evil curse of his own.
Even if it means risking everything and setting vengeful Lizzie free . . .
This sounds like a fantastic blend of steampunk fantasy, romance and mystery and when I say the heroine was a female version of the famous Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, my attention was totally caught up in the idea of this new series. With an alternate Victorian London setting, and a devious killer reminiscent of Jack the Ripper, The Diabolical Miss Hyde is a new series I'm excited to checkout.
