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'A whip-smart, lusciously atmospheric adventure' Frances White

'Fantastic and fresh' Wesley Chu

'Inventive, engaging, and terrific fun' H.G. Parry

In Belle Epoque Paris, a monster is murdering powerful men. Stopping it may be a woman's job.

When the Gendarmes ask the Royal Society for the Study of Abnormal Phenomena for…

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If you’re searching for a book that serves up monstrous werewolves in Paris’s catacombs and opera houses, then I highly recommend picking up this book.

I loved how Susan J. Morris used references to Sherlock Holmes and Dracula in her characters, who are racing to find a man-eating beast in 1900s Paris. This was a taut, twisty-turny read!

From Ryan's list on set in a magical version of Paris.

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