The Hanged Man
of P.N. Elrod
Series: Her Majesty's Psychic Service #1
Description
The Hanged Man is the first book all-new Gaslamp Fantasy series by P. N. Elrod.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 alliesâthe handsome, prescient Lieutenant Brooks, the brilliant, enigmatic Lord Desmond, and her rapscallion cousin JamesâAlex 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."Murder, mayhem and teaâa well-bred Victorian urban fantasy thriller. Prepare, o reader, to be enthralled."âPatricia Briggs, #1 New York Times Best Selling Author of the Mercy Thompson series on P.N. Elrod's The Hanged Man
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 336 pages
- Publisher Tor Books
- Publication Date May 19th 2015
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9780765329714
- Edition Not informed
- Category Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Scenario ['London, England']
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