![]() ![]() ![]() I had the murderer pinned down rather quickly and I'm not sure if that says something about the quality of the mystery or if I was just lucky to catch on to a hint early on. I enjoyed the peculiar aspects and the twist on a Sherlock Holmes-esque detective but other than that, it was a simple crime story. It's hard to rate Jackaby since I was entertained while reading but the story itself wasn't that special. But it's not easy for the pair to get the job done when the police sees Jackaby as a joke and a killer on the loose is leaving weird clues behind - clues that can't possibly belong to any human being. She does what she can to keep up with his whimsical way of conducting his profession and as she follows him deeper and deeper into a magical web of trails, she begins to understand how he sees the world. With a few misfortunes behind her, she is taken on as Jackaby's assistant (on probation) after encountering him at the local pub. ![]() The story is told from Abigail Rook's point of view, a young woman who has run away from her family and responsibilities in order to see the world. Jackaby, a quirky investigator who claims he can see unworldly beings, she gets more than she craved for when she ends up in a world of foul creatures and a series of dead bodies. When Abigail Rook arrives in New Fiddleham in 1892, she's looking for adventure more than anything. ![]()
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