#6 The Diabolical Miss Hyde by Viola Carr

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Start with the daughter of Dr Jeckyll, now a doctor in her own right mix in steampunk sensibilities and  a government that keeps a tight rein on all scientific breakthrough and you get the bare bones background of this book.  Dr. Eliza Jekyll helps investigate crimes but gets no respect from most of the police and is followed by a reporter trying to get the best stories. She also does work at Bedlam hospital on the mentally disturbed housing the notorious criminal the Razor Jack that she helped convict and find guilty but criminally insane.  Of course she has the same secret that her father had and Lizzie is as different from Eliza as she can be but loves her sister and tries to protect her from her actions when she is in control.   As Eliza tries to solves the mystery of murdered women in town she is also trying to stay out of the attention of the Royal Society even as one of their agents is interested in the murders as well.

There is a lot going on in the book and the murders do get solved but the beginning of what looks to be a multi book story arc is started with this one.  There are some other things mixed into the book but I really don’t want to give away the surprise to the reader. A fun start to a new series even if not everything looks great for our heroine.

Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss