Wayward souls
Call Number
- FIC (CEN)
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
San Francisco : Inky Phoenix Press, [2026]
Physical Description
386 pages ; 21 cm.
Summary
A historical fantasy mystery novel set in an alternate Victorian-era Europe in which characters connected to the literary traditions of Dracula and Sherlock Holmes investigate supernatural disappearances. Two Society agents—each with familial ties to infamous figures in crime and vampire lore—are sent to Ireland to investigate missing operatives during a period associated with heightened supernatural activity. The investigation involves occult societies, political intrigue, and supernatural phenomena including ghostly hauntings and psychic abilities, while exploring themes of identity, inheritance, trust, and moral ambiguity.
Notes
Includes discussion questions.
Subjects
- Missing persons > Investigation > Fiction.
- Women detectives > Fiction.
- Ghosts > Fiction.
- Occultism > Fiction.
- Secret societies > Fiction.
- Magic > Fiction.
- Lesbians > Fiction.
- Woman-woman relationships > Fiction.
- Missing persons > Investigation.
- Women detectives.
- Occultism.
- Secret societies.
- Magic.
- Ireland > Fiction.
- Ireland.