Under a Veiled Moon

Praise for Under a Veiled Moon:
“[An] exceptional sequel … Fans of Lyndsay Faye’s Gods of Gotham trilogy will be enthralled.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Victorian skulduggery with a heaping side of Irish troubles.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Will keep readers curious and guessing to the end.”
—Manhattan Book Review, 5-star review

“Fans of Anne Perry’s William Monk series, now completed, will love Corravan’s investigations.”
—Poisoned Pen Bookstore

“A page-turning historical mystery … Fans of methodical police procedurals will be impressed.”
—Bolo Books

“Odden’s expertise in Victorian London, including the social unrest and distrust of the police and Scotland Yard, gives readers a vivid depiction of life on the River Thames.”
—The Big Thrill

“Well-drawn and believable … a plausible and involving story of people caught up in desperate and tragic situations.”
—Historical Novel Society

“Fans of methodical police procedurals will be impressed.”
—Deadly Pleasures

“Charismatic police superintendent Michael Corravan is back in a gripping sequel about the mysterious sinking of the Princess Alice. Odden deftly weaves together English and Irish history, along with her detective’s own story, in a way that will keep readers flipping pages long into the night.”
—Susan Elia MacNeal, New York Times bestselling author of Mother Daughter Traitor Spy and the Maggie Hope series.

“A treat for those of us who love skulking about Victorian London … Odden has a gift with well-researched history and then making us care about her characters. What more could a mystery reader ask?”
—Will Thomas, award-winning author of the Barker and Llewelyn Mystery Series

“The tragic crash of the Princess Alice makes for a thrilling set piece in the triumphant return of Inspector Michael Corravan. When the disaster is dubbed an act of terrorism, the Irish-born Corravan goes back to his old neighborhood of Whitechapel to investigate. He finds “the Chapel” much changed by gangs, prejudice, and violence which threatens to engulf the people he loves and the city of London itself. Rich in emotion and historical detail, Under a Veiled Moon is a brilliant tale of the dark, thorny places where the personal and the political intertwine.”
—Mariah Fredericks, Edgar award-nominated author of the Jane Prescott series

“A fascinating and mostly forgotten real-life maritime disaster, the sinking of the Princess Alice in the lower Thames, provides the centerpiece to the second novel in Odden’s spectacular Michael Corravan series, Under a Veiled Moon. Odden unpacks the historical implications of the disaster and then spins the story from there, sending Corravan, a former bare-knuckled boxer turned Scotland Yard inspector, on a heart-pounding investigation through the atmospheric streets of 19th century London, and finally taking him right to his own backyard. Under a Veiled Moon provides a perfect launching point for those new to the series.”
—Edwin Hill, Agatha-award nominated author of The Secrets We Share

Karen Odden earned her Ph.D. in English from New York University and subsequently taught literature at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has contributed essays to numerous books and journals, written introductions for Victorian novels in the Barnes & Noble classics series, and edited for the journal Victorian Literature and Culture. Her previous novels, also set in 1870s London, have won awards for historical fiction and mystery. A member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime and the recipient of a grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, Karen lives in Arizona with her family and her rescue beagle Rosy.

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