"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by
Jill at Breaking the Spine. It lets us all gush about what soon-to-be released books we are jumping-up-and-down excited for.
by William Ritter
hitting shelves September 16th, 2014 from Algonquin Young Readers
description:
“Miss Rook, I am not
an occultist,” Jackaby said. “I have a gift that allows me to see truth
where others see the illusion--and there are many illusions. All the
world’s a stage, as they say, and I seem to have the only seat in the
house with a view behind the curtain.”
Newly arrived in New
Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets
R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for
the extraordinary--including the ability to see supernatural beings.
Abigail has a gift for noticing ordinary but important details, which
makes her perfect for the position of Jackaby’s assistant. On her first
day, Abigail finds herself in the midst of a thrilling case: A serial
killer is on the loose. The police are convinced it’s an ordinary
villain, but Jackaby is certain it’s a nonhuman creature, whose
existence the police--with the exception of a handsome young detective
named Charlie Cane--deny.
Doctor Who meets Sherlock
in William Ritter’s debut novel, which features a detective of the
paranormal as seen through the eyes of his adventurous and intelligent
assistant in a tale brimming with cheeky humor and a dose of the
macabre.
My thoughts: They had me at "Doctor Who" meets "Sherlock". There is no way I'm not reading this after a comparison like that. :) Plus all the mystery, supernatural elements, and a Victorian setting puts this squarely on my most-wanted list.
