A Study in Ashes

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780345537201 Author(s): Emma Jane Holloway Format: Paperback Language: English Year: 2013 Publisher: Random House USA Inc Pages: 672 Series: The Baskerville Affair Series Number: 3

Description: As part of her devilâs bargain with the industrial steam barons, Evelina Cooper is finally enrolled in the Ladiesâ College of London. However, sheâs attending as the Gold Kingâs pet magician, handcuffed and forbidden contact with even her closest relation, the detective Sherlock Holmes.   But Evelinaâs problems are only part of a larger war. The Baskerville affair is finally coming to light, and the rebels are making their move to wrest power from the barons and restore it to Queen Victoria. Missing heirs and nightmare hounds are the order of the dayâor at least thatâs what Dr. Watson is telling the press.   But their plans are doomed unless Evelina escapes to unite her magic with the rebelsâ machinesâand even then her powers arenât what they used to be. A sorcerer has awakened a dark hunger in Evelinaâs soul, and only he can keep her from endangering them all. The only problem is . . . heâs dead.Praise for A Study in Ashes   âHollowayâs skill for creating a richly imagined, immersive world shines.ââRT Book Reviews   âA Study in Ashes overflows with Hollowayâs signature humor and apparently boundless imagination.ââBooktalk & More   âThe best book of the series . . . absolutely wonderful . . . I really canât recommend it highly enough.ââHidden in Pages   âBrilliantly executed . . . my favorite book of 2013 . . . what a stunning conclusion to such a phenomenal series!ââFresh Fiction   âEven grander than the books before it with its drama, adventure, intrigue, romance, paranormal, gadgetry and just exciting twistiness to its storyline.ââDelighted ReaderPraise for Emma Jane Hollowayâs A Study in Silks   âThis book has just about everything: magic, machines, mystery, mayhem, and all the danger one expects w