There is often trouble of a mythical sort in Bath. The booksellers who police the Old World keep a careful watch there, particularly on the entity who inhabits the ancient hot spring. Yet this time it is not from Sulis Minerva that trouble starts.
It comes from the discovery of a sorcerous map, leading left-handed bookseller Merlin into great danger. A desperate rescue is attempted by his sister the right-handed bookseller, Vivien, and their friend, art student Susan Arkshaw, who is still struggling to deal with her own recently discovered magical heritage.
The map takes the trio to a place separated from this world, maintained by deadly sorcery performed by an ancient sovereign and guarded by monstrous living statues of Portland Stone. But this is only the beginning. But this is only the beginning. To unravel the secrets of a murderous Ancient Sovereign, the booksellers must investigate centuries of disappearances and deaths. If they do not stop her, she will soon kill again. And this time, her target is not an ordinary mortal.
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The young man running panicked in the dark instinctively headed towards the Abbey.- PROLOGUE, Bath, Winter Solstice, 1977
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(@Bolindaaudio, 23 March 2023, audiobook, 9 hrs 51 mins, borrowed from @NACLibraries via @BorrowBox)
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I enjoyed The Sinister Booksellers of Bath a bit more than the first book. More happens in this book and there are more references to mythology particularly Norse mythology which made this a more pleasurable read for me. Like the first book, this is action packed and so much happens. I didn't want this book to end. It's well-written and engrossing from start to finish. I loved this book and would recommend it.
