Things in Jars

Bridie Devine—female detective extraordinaire—is confronted with the most baffling puzzle yet: the kidnapping of Christabel Berwick, secret daughter of Sir Edmund Athelstan Berwick, and a peculiar child whose reputed supernatural powers have captured the unwanted attention of collectors trading curiosities in this age of discovery.

Winding her way through the labyrinthine, sooty streets of Victorian London, Bridie won’t rest until she finds the young girl, even if it means unearthing a past that she’d rather keep buried. Luckily, her search is aided by an enchanting cast of characters, including a seven-foot tall housemaid; a melancholic, tattoo-covered ghost; and an avuncular apothecary. But secrets abound in this foggy underworld where spectacle is king and nothing is quite what it seems.

Blending darkness and light, history and folklore, Things in Jars is a spellbinding Gothic mystery that collapses the boundary between fact and fairy tale to stunning effect and explores what it means to be human in inhumane times.

Bridie Devine - detectiv feminin extraordinar - se confrunta cu cel mai descumpanitor puzzle de pana acum: rapirea lui Christabel Berwick, fiica secreta a lui Sir Edmund Athelstan Berwick, si a unui copil ciudat ale carui reputatii puteri supranaturale au captat atentia nedorita a colectionarilor care tranzactioneaza curiozitati in aceasta epoca. Descoperindu-si drumul prin strazile labirintice si funingine ale Londrei victoriene, Bridie nu se va odihni pana nu o va gasi pe tanara fata, chiar daca aceasta inseamna a dezgropa un trecut pe care ar prefera sa il pastreze ingropat.