A cold case needs reopening ... fast in the next case for Sidney Grice and March Middleton – the Gower Street Detectives.
M.R.C. Kasasian was raised in Lancashire. He has had careers as varied as a factory hand, wine waiter, veterinary assistant, fairground worker and dentist. He is the author of the much loved Gower Street Detective series, five books featuring personal detective Sidney Grice and his ward March Middleton. The first book in his new series, Betty Church and the Suffolk Vampire, is set in a sleepy seaside town during World War II and is out this year. He lives with his wife, in Suffolk in the summer and in Malta in the winter.
What is so refreshing about the Gower Street series is that they
are never quite what you expect – these unusual originals stand out
in what is a heavily populated genre. Never pompous, but clever,
beautifully written, with some mesmerising characters, humour and
pathos
*Crime Review*
Pure amusing enjoyment
*New Books Magazine*
The jaw-dropping cleverness of Kasasian and his Gower Street
detectives shines again. Witty, seemingly irrelevant asides;
parallels to former cases; and magnificent leaps of logic provide
hours of speculative entertainment for readers. The extraordinary
cast of characters remind one of Terry Pratchett's confections
*Booklist (starred review)*
This series is reminiscent of Dickens and Lemony Snicket with
reminders of Sherlock Holmes. The writing is funny, witty, and
macabre, and the characters are eccentric and quirky
*Historical Novels Review*
This distinctive historical series is highlighted by its
atmospheric writing, quirky characters, droll wit, and macabre
touches. A treat for series fans
*Library Journal*
The Secrets of Gaslight Lane reveals a mystery wrapped in an
enigma, with hints, hidden passages, dropped lockets, and cagey
household servants.With its tongue quite firmly in its cheek, it
out-Holmeses Holmes, it out-Victorias Victoria. It is a burlesque
of all Victorian novels and, probably most especially, of our
modern notions of Victorian novels
*Reviewing the Evidence*
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