Author: William Ritter
First Lines: "Follow my lead, Miss Rook," Jackaby said, rapping on the ornately trimmed door to 1206 Campbell Street. Were my employer a standard private investigator, those might have been simple instructions, but in the time I've been his assistant, I've found very little about Jackaby to be standard. Following his lead tends to call for a somewhat flexible relationship with reality.
My thoughts: This is Ritter's second novel and Abigail Rook and her paranormally-sensitive employer, R.F. Jackaby, are off on another supernatural investigation: dinosaur bones have been stolen and two women have been murdered in a mysterious way that suggests vampires, but could be something else. In Gad's Valley, they team up with Charlie Cane to sleuth out the who and what behind these crimes. And it's a really fun read. I like the mystery behind the missing bones, the action and adventure, the very strange creatures they encounter, and the shy romance that's developing between Abigail and Charlie. And I really like Jackaby, who reminds me of Sherlock Holmes but with a supernatural flair. This novel is every bit as good as Ritter's first, Jackaby; I just hope he's going to write a third...and a fourth...and a fifth...
Happy Reading!
I've got to pick up this series. It sounds like lots of fun.
ReplyDeleteIt is! I've enjoyed both books equally. (And am looking forward to Ritter writing another one!)
DeleteI've been meaning to read the first book! It should be an added incentive to know there are two waiting for me...
ReplyDeleteI think you'll really like them; they're both a lot of fun!
DeleteI read Jackaby a week or so ago and couldn't remember where I'd seen it mentioned! Thanks for reminding me. :) I did enjoy it and will happily follow this series.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked Jackaby, too! We gotta support the good books!
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