Review: Mystery and intrigue in a Stunning Setting!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 10, 2014
There's nothing I love better than a proper mystery with cryptic clues, massive revelations, endless suspense, and twists around every chapter. However, setting that in my favorite city of London in the 19th century is an absolutely cracking combination that I knew I'd enjoy. I have never been a big believer in the occult, so the peek behind the scenes of seances, communing with the dead, and the other fascinating elements of an older time was very intriguing. I particularly liked that Fenton seemed as though he was discovering the story as he went along, and even in his narrative voice, he wasn't irritatingly omnipotent. It was a subtle and slow unraveling of a brilliantly crafted mystery, including a remarkably mature and clever protagonist that a reader couldn't help but root for from the very first page. The occasional continuity issues were easy to forgive, as the complex strings of the story could get tangled for any author that is firmly rooted at the center of a web like the one in The Ghost Club.The villans were well crafted, particularly Dr. Merriwether, which also gave insight into some of the darker sides of that time period. London in the 19th century wasn't always a particularly friendly or honest place (some might say it still isn't), but Fenton gave real life and realism to the characters and events. Any author that can transport me to another time and tell me a fantastic story at the same time deserves five stars. In other words....well done!