Death Descends on Saturn Villa, M. R. C. Kasasian
Death Descends on Saturn Villa, M. R. C. Kasasian
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Death Descends on Saturn Villa

Author: M. R. C. Kasasian

Narrator: Sarah Nichols

Unabridged: 13 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/15/2016


Synopsis

London, 1883. 125 Gower Street was once a house of justice, truth, and perspicacity. Now madness, murder, and scandal lurk in its empty halls. It is rumored that its owner—Sidney Grice, London’s foremost personal detective—has been driven to the brink of despair. But, as with all good stories, we must begin at the beginning.When Sidney Grice journeys to Yorkshire to solve a mysterious death, March Middleton, his ward, is left to her own devices in a London swarming with danger and vice. Curiosity, as we know, has a dark edge. So when an intriguing letter leads March to the gates of the palatial Saturn Villa and into the nightmarish world of her long-lost uncle, it could be the beginning of an end for all.

About M. R. C. Kasasian

M. R. C. Kasasian is the author of the Gower Street Detective series. He lives with his wife in England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary

I found this third novel of the series to be quite difficult to keep up with; too much drifting between the past and present; ramblings due to drugs and/or poison. March Middleton was totally disappointing; too naïve, too kind which allowed her to be manipulated, used and abused. Where she was becomi......more

Goodreads review by Eva

Probabilmente tra i romanzi di Kasasian che ho letto finora, è quello che più mi ha incuriosito, la trama è davvero ben congeniata e – inizialmente – è anche così ingarbugliata che sembra di non capire se si sta leggendo sempre lo stesso libro o se sono due diversi mescolati tra loro. Ottimo l'intre......more

«Se arrestaste me o Mr Grice ogni volta che scopriamo un cadavere non usciremmo mai più dalla cella.» Oh, dei. Mi son proprio divertita. March e Mr G sono alla loro terza indagine, e combinano casini su casini (o meglio, capitano a loro). La povera March, questa volta, è incappata in un mistero rigua......more


Quotes

“Exceptional…The Grand Guignol plotline is leavened with laugh-out-loud passages showcasing both Grice’s literalness and disregard for social niceties.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“This third book of the Gower Street Detective series is so eccentrically characterized, oddly appointed with the creatively bizarre, and rich with frightful detail that one can barely look away from the page…Just about as entertaining as novel-reading gets.” Booklist (starred review)

“The third outing in this Victorian series…stars a clever, twisty plot and entertaining characters. Not just another Sherlock Holmes pastiche, this series has its own allure that will attract fans of Will Thomas, Alex Grecian, and David Morrell.” Library Journal

“Kasasian surpasses Grice’s first two cases with a bizarre, clever, and constantly surprising whodunit.” Kirkus Reviews