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The Devious Dr. Jekyll: An Electric Empire Novel Kindle Edition
Dr. Eliza Jekyll, heroine of the electrifying The Diabolical Miss Hyde—an edgy steampunk retelling of the classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde—investigates a bizarre murder case in an alternate Victorian London while battling her treacherous secret half: Lizzie Hyde.
Solving the infamous Chopper case has helped crime scene physician Dr. Eliza Jekyll establish her fledgling career in the chauvinistic world of Victorian law enforcement. But the scrutiny that comes with her newfound fame is unwelcome for a woman with a diabolical secret. And there is the mercurial Royal Society agent and wolf man Remy Lafayette. Does he want to marry her, eat her, or burn her at the stake? Though Eliza is uncertain about Remy, her dark and jealous shadow self, Lizzie, wants to steal the magnetic and persistent agent, and usurp Eliza’s life.
It’s impossible to push Remy away when he tempts her with the one thing she can’t resist: a bizarre crime. The search for a bloodthirsty ritual torturer dubbed the Pentacle Killer draws them into a terrifying world of spies, art thieves, and evil alchemy, where the price of immortality is madness—or damnation—and only Lizzie’s dark ingenuity can help Eliza survive.
As Eliza and Remy race to thwart a foul conspiracy involving the sorcerous French, they must also overcome a sinister enemy who is all too close: the vengeful Lizzie, determined to dispose of Eliza for good.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHarper Voyager
- Publication dateOctober 27, 2015
- File size2370 KB
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“Carr expands her dark, weird world…. wrapping the elements around a solid mystery.” — Publishers Weekly
“The mix of figures from history...and fictional characters...plus the dual narration from both Eliza and Lizzie make this a standout.” — Library Journal
“This debut steampunk, gender-swapped take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic story of the uncontrolled id ... [has] energy and over-the-top adventure. Don’t think about it too hard, just enjoy the ride.” — Library Journal
“This debut electropunk monster mashup gives you exactly what you never knew you wanted: The classic story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with a genderbent twist.” — barnesandnoble.com
“Carr’s steampunk debut is electrifying, memorable, and razor sharp.” — Publishers Weekly
“A fearlessly imaginative world of magic, mystery and literary allusion that is delightfully immersive and dangerously seductive. ...[Carr’s] heroine’s journey is full of sensual intrigue and heady danger that will leave readers breathless.” — RT Book Reviews (4.5 stars)
“...Ms. Carr takes us into an almost-familiar world, drawing us further into the dark just a bit at a time. If you thought steampunk was played out, here is an utterly convincing revivification.” — Wall Street Journal
From the Back Cover
A perilous case. A worthy foe. Thıs could make her career . . . or ruın ıt forever.
Solving the notorious Chopper case was supposed to help crime scene physician Dr. Eliza Jekyll—daughter of the infamous Henry—establish her career in the chauvinistic world of Victorian law enforcement. But the scrutiny that comes with her newfound fame is unwelcome for a woman with a diabolical secret: her dark and jealous shadow self, Lizzie Hyde. And there is the mercurial Royal Society agent with his own secret to hide, Captain Remy Lafayette. Does he want to marry Eliza or burn her at the stake? It's impossible, however, for Eliza to push Remy away when he tempts her with the one thing she can't resist: a bizarre crime to investigate. And although Eliza is uncertain about Remy, Lizzie isn't. Lizzie wants to steal the magnetic and persistent agent and usurp Eliza's life.
As the search for a bloodthirsty torturer dubbed the Pentacle Killer draws Eliza and Remy into a terrifying world of spies, art thieves, and evil alchemy—where the price of immortality is madness or damnation—only Lizzie's dark ingenuity can help Eliza survive. Eliza and Remy must race to thwart a foul conspiracy involving the sorcerous French, but they must also overcome a sinister enemy who is all too close to home: the vengeful Lizzie, who is determined to dispose of Eliza for good.
About the Author
Beverley A. Crick is an actress, narrator, and accomplished voice-over artist. Her credits include film, television, commercials, radio, corporate narrations, looping, theater, comedy, and hosting.
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- ASIN : B00T3DGF90
- Publisher : Harper Voyager (October 27, 2015)
- Publication date : October 27, 2015
- Language : English
- File size : 2370 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 461 pages
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Viola Carr was born in a strange and distant land, but wandered into darkest London one foggy October evening and never found her way out. She now devours countless history books and dictates fantastical novels by gaslight, accompanied by classical music and the snoring of her slumbering cat.
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Originally posted at Vampire Book Club
Unfortunately unmasking the Chopper on her previous case failed to gain Eliza any more credibility within the medical/police community. In fact, coupled with the fact that in apprehending the Chopper Eliza let famed serial murderer Razor Jack escape from the asylum he was imprisoned in, and her reputation has actually come under more scrutiny from the populace.
On top of all this, she’s still unsure of what to do about the unexpected marriage proposal from one Royal Agent Captain Remy Lafayette. Does he really love her as he claims? Or are his affections only a ploy to get close to her in order to inform on her to his superiors? Regardless of this, when Remy asks her to consult on a case she can’t turn it down. Her inquisitive nature just won’t let her, plus she could use the work. Yet, Eliza’s scientific sensibilities are put to the test when the murdered man is reportedly part of a dark magic coven.
Of course we can’t forget to mention Lizzie. It seems the ways in which Eliza tries to keep Lizzie at bay are growing, and still she continues to fight and claw her way into existence. Even though they fight each other for dominance in one body, they’ll soon learn that maybe it’s better to work together than going at it alone.
There’s a lot that’s going on at the start of Devious. Viola Carr handles everything really well though and I never once thought that it got too muddled. The story doesn’t depart too much from its predecessor’s territory. Eliza finds herself embroiled in a mystery to solve, while still trying to keep her alter ego a secret. With the first book giving a big nod to Shelley’s Frankenstein (not to mention the source material for the series as a whole), I was surprised when I suddenly realized what classic Viola Carr wove into this story. Unfortunately for spoiler’s sake I can’t let you know which book Carr pays homage to here, but rest assured she does it in a cleverly crafted way.
At the center of this story, of course, is the Eliza/Lizzie dynamic. I continue to love this (these) character(s). Separately, together, doesn’t matter. The way they play off one another is great. The way both are so determined to be “free” from the other, but invariably they call upon each other for help more than once, and they are truly each other’s only friend. Eliza is the more levelheaded of the two, but because of Lizzie’s more wild nature she tries desperately to keep Eliza out of trouble by making the more unsavory decisions.
I’m really interested to see how Carr ultimately completes Eliza/Lizzie’s stories. We know what happened in the end with their father, and I don’t know if it would be possible for them to live harmoniously, but the alternative is….
While I think Diabolical was a bit stronger for me, Devious still delivers. This has been a wonderfully surprising debut series this year. Now, I’m off to brush up on my Gothic fiction before the next book.
In the first book of this series The Diabolical Miss Hyde, the male protagonist Remy Lafayette was boring and a cardboard cut out of what a hero should be. In the book he is flesh, blood and sometimes not nice but he is a real character.
I was disappointed by Malachi Todd's character in this book, he was written as the gentleman killer in the previous novel, and Eliza and I were both fascinated by him. Here he is just a plain old killer, such a disappointment to us both.
The mystery aspect of this story has enough twist and turns to keep it a page turner. I do wish police inspector Harley Griffin would have had more page time, but him being omitted did open up the relationship to blossom between Remy and Eliza.