“The second adventure in this mystery series set in Victorian London opens with Montmorency and Lord George Fox-Selwyn returning from a government mission in Turkey. Unfortunately, Montmorency has become addicted to opium on their travels and Fox-Selwyn is taking Montmorency to Fox-Selwyn’s brother’s estate in Scotland. Enlisted to help is Doctor Farcett.
As they are leaving London on the train, a bomb goes off in King’s Cross Station. Fox-Selwyn is intrigued, but helping Montmorency comes first. Once he has Montmorency on the road to recovery, he can return to London to help his friend, the Home Secretary sort out the bomb.
Intrigue, interesting characters in London and in Scotland and lots of atmosphere make this a good read for those who enjoy Sherlock Holmes. The subplots of Montmorency’s drug addiction, unexplained infant mortality on a remote Scottish island and London low life make this suitable for mature readers.
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AndreaGordon wrote this review Thursday, October 4, 2007.
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