Edward Hyde has a strange gift-or a curse-he keeps secret from all but his physician. He experiences two realities, one real, the other a dreamworld state brought on by a neurological condition.
When murders in Victorian Edinburgh echo the ancient Celtic threefold death ritual, Captain Edward Hyde hunts for those responsible. In the process he becomes entangled in a web of Celticist occultism and dark scheming by powerful figures. The answers are there to be found, not just in the real world but in the sinister symbolism of Edward Hyde's otherworld.
He must find the killer or lose his mind.
A dark tale. One that inspires Hyde's friend . . . Robert Louis Stevenson.
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He looked at his friend and wondered how he still lived. PROLOGUE
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(@LittleBrownUK, 4 March 2021, 349 pages, ebook, #ARC from the publisher via # NetGalley and voluntarily reviewed)
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I've read and thoroughly enjoyed other books by the author, especially The Devil Aspect so I was really looking forward to this. It sounded right up my street; historical fiction come murder mystery with some horror aspects thrown in for good measure. I thought this was a terrific book. I loved the atmosphere of Victoria Edinburgh which brings the city and era to memorable, vivid life. This was a real pleasure to read. The book is an original take on Jekyll/Hyde and I really liked where the author went with such a well-known tale. This is worth a read.
