EAN: 9781481466516

THE STRANGE CASE OF THE ALCHEMISTS DAUGHTER - T...

Based on some of literature’s horror and science fiction classics  this tour de force of
reclaiming the narrative  executed with impressive wit and insight” (Publishers Weekly  starred
review) debut is the story of a remarkable group of women who come together to solve the
mystery of a series of gruesome murders—and the bigger mystery of their own origins. Mary
Jekyll  alone and penniless following her parents’ death  is curious about the secrets of her
father’s mysterious past. One clue in particular hints that Edward Hyde  her father’s former
friend and a murderer  may be nearby  and there is a reward for information leading to his
capture…a reward that would solve all of her immediate financial woes. But her hunt leads her
to Hyde’s daughter  Diana  a feral child left to be raised by nuns. With the assistance of
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson  Mary continues her search for the elusive Hyde  and soon
befriends more women  all of whom have been created through terrifying experimentation:
Beatrice Rappaccini  Catherin Moreau  and Justine Frankenstein. When their investigations lead
them to the discovery of a secret society of immoral and power-crazed scientists  the horrors
of their past return. Now it is up to the monsters to finally triumph over the monstrous.

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