Her Dark Curiosity (Madman's Daughter) - Softcover

Shepherd, Megan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006212806X ISBN 13: 9780062128065

Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, 2014

Synopsis

Inspired by The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, this tantalizing sequel to Megan Shepherd's gothic suspense novel The Madman's Daughter explores the hidden natures of those we love and how far we'll go to save them from themselves. Perfect for fans of Libba Bray.

Back in London after her trip to Dr. Moreau's horrific island, Juliet is rebuilding the life she once knew and trying to forget her father's legacy. But soon it's clear that someone--or something--hasn't forgotten her, as people close to Juliet start falling victim to a murderer who leaves a macabre calling card of three clawlike slashes. Has one of her father's creations also escaped the island?

As Juliet strives to stop a killer while searching for a serum to cure her own worsening illness, she finds herself once more in a world of scandal and danger. Her heart torn in two, her past bubbling to the surface, and her life threatened by an obsessive killer--Juliet will be lucky to escape alive.

About this title

Review:

"Secrets and mad scientists offer a gory gothic adventure."--Kirkus Reviews

"Shepherd's integration of romance into her nods to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dracula, Frankenstein, and Jack the Ripper is masterful, and she does not back down from a hugely dark cliff-hanger ending. Bosoms, prepare to heave--and throats, prepare to scream."--Booklist

"The mash-up of classic literature with modern paranormal fiction is refreshing and appealing."--Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

"Deliciously dark and exciting"--School Library Journal

Praise for THE MADMAN'S DAUGHTER: "Romantic, haunting, and full of spine-tingling thrills, THE MADMAN'S DAUGHTER kept me reading late into the night."--Veronica Rossi, New York Times bestselling author of UNDER THE NEVER SKY

Praise for THE MADMAN'S DAUGHTER: "Unexpected twists and a cliffhanger ending that should leave [readers] craving more."--Publishers Weekly

Praise for THE MADMAN'S DAUGHTER: "Anyone who doesn't pick up the next volume is mad!"--ALA Booklist

Praise for THE MADMAN'S DAUGHTER: "A deft twist on a familiar classic, The Madman's Daughter has the best of everything: beautiful writing, breakneck pacing, a pulse-pounding mystery, and an irresistible romance."--Carrie Ryan, New York Times bestselling author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth series

Secrets and mad scientists offer a gory gothic adventure. --Kirkus Reviews"

The mash-up of classic literature with modern paranormal fiction is refreshing and appealing. --Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)"

From the Back Cover:

Months have passed since Juliet Moreau escaped her father's island. Now back in London, she is rebuilding her life and trying to forget Dr. Moreau's horrific legacy--though someone, or something, hasn't forgotten her.

As people close to Juliet fall victim to a murderer who leaves a macabre calling card of three clawlike slashes, Juliet fears one of her father's creations may have also made it off the island. She's determined to find the killer, though it means awakening sides of herself she had thought long banished, and facing loves from her past she never expected to see again. And as Juliet strives to uncover the truth while searching for a serum to cure her own worsening illness, she finds herself once more in a world of scandal and danger.

With inspiration from Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, this is a tantalizing mystery about the hidden natures of those we love and how far we'll go to save them from themselves.

About this edition

• Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 006212806X
• ISBN 13: 9780062128065
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448