Review

“[A] clever series...classical-style, slam-bang adventure.” (Publishers Weekly )

“Hair-raising.” (Orlando Sentinel )

“A knockout . . . remarkable . . . engrossing . . . strange and terrifying.” (Booklist )

A spooky page-turner . . . barrels through Victorian England with the narrative drive of a runaway train.” (People )

“Plenty of detail and fast-paced action.” (Denver Post )

“A ripping good tale. It effervesces like champagne.” (Washington Post Book World )

“Compelling . . . bizarre.” (San Francisco Chronicle )

“Dark, brooding . . . a heart-thumping, bizarre tale.” (Buffalo News )

“Takes off like a runaway brougham . . . a compulsive puzzler.” (Los Angeles Times )

“Dark and compelling entertainment . . . an irresistible page turner.” (Clive Barker )

Product Description

Accompanied by his impetuous younger brother Innes and six other companions on a book tour across America, author Arthur Conan Doyle faces an ultimate challenge between good and evil in which the stake is the human race. Reprint. AB. PW.