#Review: Lawless and the House of Electricity by William Sutton @TitanBooks @WilliamGeorgeQ15/9/2017 Release date - 22nd August 2017
Book length - 464 pages Publisher - titanbooks.com Book Depository - www.bookdepository.com Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk Amazon US - www.amazon.com ABOUT THE BOOK Plots. Secrets. Power. The new drawing mistress feels inquisitive eyes upon her as she arrives to take up her post at a country house. Ex-street urchin Molly’s quickwitted candour earns her favour with the Earl’s family and guests, but the butler sees through her pose of gentility. In London’s East End dockyards, a body is found in a lifeboat. But Sergeant Campbell Lawless is summoned to the government offices to weigh up a greater threat. A gunpowder blast, a train derailed, an explosive ship. The shadow of European machinations looms over the capital, threatening royals and politicians. Lawless must investigate these explosions from the East End to Guernsey and Clerkenwell House of Detention to the English shires. As Molly teaches the children, she suspects that darker secrets lurk in the gardens. The House of Roxbury, powered by the latest hydraulic contraptions, used to welcome a cavalcade of poets and magicians, explorers and cyclists, scientists and surgeons. Why does it now receive so few visitors? What made this industrial giant a recluse? Experiments are conducted in the glasshouse laboratories. Molly uses her artistic licence to investigate the unseen forces running Roxbury House. The butler suspects her motives, as he guards the secret of the East Wing; until the diary of the late Lady Roxbury enlightens Molly of the house’s woes. What is the Earl’s sad secret – and the troubling plan for which these sacrifices have been made? Who is orchestrating these blasts? As the mysterious corpse yields its secrets, Lawless must unravel the threads before dangerous powers fall into unruly hands. MY REVIEW Having never read the previous books in this series I was unsure exactly what I was getting myself into, but I am happy to report that I really enjoyed LAWLESS AND THE HOUSE OF ELECTRICITY by William Sutton, and have even bought the other books. A decayed corpse is found in an abandoned lifeboat at the dockyard and explosions are suddenly happening in London. Sergeant Campbell Lawless has been tasked with the job of uncovering who is behind it all, and with his unusual group of sidekicks in the form of Molly and Ruth, it will lead them on a complicated journey of secrets and danger. From the Earl of Roxbury's estate where science reigns supreme, to the back alleys of London, will Lawless be able to solve this riddle before it is too late? This book is unusual as the narrative jumps from one character to another, and from past to present on occasion, but this really worked as it gave the whole story a sense of energy and urgency. The characters are rich and very likeable, especially the female characters who are shrewd, intelligent, and feisty in their own ways. The setting and time period flares to life on every page to the point where you could easily close your eyes for a moment and picture the scene in your mind. While there were some moments where I wished that I had read the previous books (Lawless and the Devil of Euston Square, Lawless and the Flowers of Sin), overall you can read this novel as a standalone - but you can never have enough books so why not just buy the series?! LAWLESS AND THE HOUSE OF ELECTRICITY by William Sutton is an exquisite mystery that will grip you from start to finish and I highly recommend it to historical mystery fans everywhere. Author Bio: William Sutton was born in Scotland in 1970 and appeared in pantomime at the age of nine. He learned blues harmonica from his Latin teacher, drove to California in a VW beetle and studied classics at Oxford. Besides writing radio plays and short stories, he has acted in the longest play in the world, tutored the Sugababes and played cricket for Brazil. After living in Brazil and Italy, teaching English and singing in ice cream shops, he has returned to the UK where he teaches Latin and plays accordion. For more information: Website - www.william-sutton.co.uk Twitter - twitter.com/WilliamGeorgeQ Facebook - www.facebook.com/williamgeorgeq *I want to thank Lydia from Titan Books, and the author William Sutton, for the opportunity to review this book.
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