Vermilion
The Adventures of Lou Merriwether, Psychopomp

Earlier this year, I read an advance copy of Elizabeth Berg's The Dream Lover, which is a novel about author George Sand. In it, Sand says "I find I don't wish to be either man or woman. I wish to be myself." I found Molly Tanzer's heroine, Elouise Merriweather, reflected this idea, too, as people Lo......more

"How Lou hated dealing with the living. The dead were so much easier to manage." loc 256 ebook. Lou Merriwether is a psychopomp, or someone who assists spirits from the world of the living to the world of the dead. She doesn't get along all that well with the living, including her mother, whom Lou ha......more

I had seen Molly Tanzer’s name kicking around various weird fiction anthologies and I had made a mental note to check her out when I came across her debut novel: a supernatural steampunk story set in the old West, featuring a mixed-race androgynous, gun-slinging psychopomp, uh? How could I resist th......more

"gender-defying heroine named Lou Merriwether, exorcist by trade, banishing unruly spirits in a gritty, supernatural version of the Wild West. There's unique folklore and classic Western tropes with a dash of steampunk flair... unlike anything else in the genre."......more

Paranormal investigator aka Psychopomp is hot on the trail of missing people from Chinatown. All the clues lead to a doctor selling an elixir that cures almost any injury or sickness. Which takes us on a cross-country adventure featuring multiple acts of murder, cross-dressing, hermaphrodites, vampi......more