Mostly Murders

Book 1 in the Harker & Moriarty series.

A brilliant gothic fantasy horror mystery set in Paris in 1903. Samantha Harker, the daughter of Jonathan and Mina Harker, works for The Royal Society for the Study of Abnormal Phenomena. Originally a researcher, Sam is desperate to leave the library and be assigned as a field agent to investigate a case that may be connected to the disappearance of her grandfather. She gets the chance when she is partnered with Hel, Dr. Helena Moriarty, daughter of the infamous Professor Moriarty.

All of Hel’s previous partners have died under mysterious circumstances, and as Sam and Hel investigate the case of a gruesome serial killer targeting rich men in Paris, Sam begins to realise that the aloof and elusive Hel is hiding a potentially deadly secret. But Hel is not the only one with secrets. Sam herself is hiding something that could ruin her career as well as her life, and in a world filled with monsters and politics and deadly secrets lurking in the dark, it isn’t easy for Sam to know who she can trust.

As Sam and Hel inch closer to a truth wrapped in layers of lies and deceptions, Sam will learn that sometimes humans are more monstrous than beasts, and that she is but a pawn in a much bigger, much more deadly game than she first imagined.

Literary monsters, mythical beasts, and secret, deadly adversaries lurking in the shadows are all a part of the world Sam is about to enter. From the glamour and intrigue of the City of Lights to the darkness and obscurity of the catacombs under Paris and the asylums housing the mad and lost, Strange Beasts expertly blends haunting gothic vibes, social commentary, female rage and brilliant banter and humour, resulting in a powerful, intriguing, supernatural Holmesian mystery well worth a read.

Fantasy – Horror – Mystery – Gothic