Sebastian Becker: The Bedlam Detective (Series #2) (CD-Audio)

from Denise701

Many of the finest passages of the book are presented in the very good review by TexasBookLover. And I agree that there are some slow spots. I had not read Gallagher's work before, so I had nothing by him to compare it to. But I enjoyed this book (without challenging anything said about it in the...

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Madmen see monsters – and monsters hide in plain sight From a basement office in London's notorious Bethlehem Hospital, Sebastian Becker investigates wealthy eccentrics whose dubious mental health may render them unable to manage their own affairs. His interview with rich landowner Sir Owain Lanc...

from ElizaJane

Madness, insane asylums and post-Victorian London; three things that have me salivating to read a book! The Bedlam Detective was no disappointment. A crossover between historical fiction and mystery, this book is more on the literary side to please those looking for historical/mystery rather than...

from SESchend

Very engaging and quality read, even if outside my normal genre styles. If you like Downton Abbey or Dickens, this would be an interesting book to pick up and enjoy. Best feature (that kept me glued to the book): Very short chapters/scenes that force you to keep reading as "just one more chapter"...

from readafew

This book has a very Victorian age London feel, even though it takes place in 1912. The suffragette movement is getting it's legs and automobiles are beginning to replace horses, and moving pictures are the craze. This is were we meet up with Sebastian Becker, previously of the Pinkerton Detectiv...