Strange Beasts

<p><b>''An absolute joy'' TJ Klune</b><b><br>''A whip-smart, lusciously atmospheric adventure'' Frances White</b><br><b>''Fantastic and fresh'' Wesley Chu</b><br><br><b>In Belle Epoque Paris, a monster is murdering powerful men. Stopping it may be a woman''s job.</b><br><br>When the Gendarmes ask the Royal Society for the Study of Abnormal Phenomena for help, they don''t expect them to send Samantha Harker.<br><br>She''s a researcher, more used to papercuts than knife fights. Sam is also the daughter of Dracula''s killer and can see into the minds of monsters. It''s a perilous power, one that could help her crack this case ─ or have her thrown into an asylum.<br><br>Dr Helena Moriarty is Sam''s reluctant partner, the Society''s finest agent who has forged a formidable path in her notorious father''s shadow. Professor Moriarty is in hiding, but he still makes his presence known: Hel''s partners have a way of dying in mysterious circumstances.<br><br>From Paris'' glittering opera house to its darkest catacombs, the investigation pits Sam and Hel against magic, monsters, and men. And beneath their tenuous partnership, something else is growing . . .<br><br>But is trusting Hel the key to solving the murders? Or is Sam just another pawn in a Moriarty game?<br><br> <b>With characters drawn from the worlds of <i>Dracula </i>and Sherlock Holmes, <i>Strange Beasts </i>is a twisty puzzle box of a historical fantasy ─ perfect for fans of Genevieve Cogman, Freya Marske, </b><b>and Gail Carriger.</b></p>