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The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, #1)
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What if the characters of 19th century gothic novels were real and their daughters joined together to solve a series of murders (with the assistance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson)? We have Mary Jekyll and Diana Hyde (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror); Beatrice Rappaccini (Rappaccini's Daughter), Catherin Moreau (The Island of Doctor Moreau) and Justine Frankenstein (Frankenstein: The 1818 Text).

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