Review: Victorian witch trials
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 4, 2014
In book 5 of the Gaslight Chronicles more adventure in Victorian England waits. When Sir Connor MacKay is asked by a circus acquaintance to check on a relative who may be in danger, Connor is certain that its just a feeling but, agrees to check on Belinda Banvers. When he arrives in the village where she lives, Belinda has been convicted of witchcraft and is sentenced to die the next morning. When he invokes the law that says all witch trials should be referred to the Home Office for handling, he is told that the parish has domain over the trials. Connor can detect magic and he knows that Belinda is not a witch.With no other way to help her, he breaks her out of jail and is determined to get her to Edinburgh to sort out the problems and determine why the trial was so hasty. With no way to get back except a slow horse, Belinda suggests they use the gypsy caravan that was a gift from her grandfather. The chase is wild and Connor and Belinda learn that they make a great team.