A lot darker than the earlier three. The reason for the death at the wedding is horrific. The seamier side of polite society is revealed. And Maliha changes from the retiring lass in the earlier books. Definitely deserving of 5 stars.
A series of three stories around the central character, Maliha (Alice) Anderson, offspring of a Scot and an Indian. In a sort of Victorian background, she faces prejudice whilst solving murders!A lot of the backstory is only hinted at, with bits being revealed over the three tales. SPOILER: The endi...
Harry Takes Off is a really enjoyable, historical, steampunk story — with an ornithopter! I enjoy all those aspects, and I love that the author doesn't cram any one of them down the reader's throat with too much description and exposition. The stakes are continually raised, which makes it necessaryt...